Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application

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Offering a comprehensive, theoretical overview of cost-benefit analysis, this concise, groundbreaking volume translates the technical, jargon-filled terminology used in similar texts into a straightforward, easy-to-understand language. Cost-Benefit Analysis is written with the student in mind to make cost-benefit analysis accessible to the noneconomist. Author Tevfik F. Nas begins by laying down the foundation of relevant economic theory, then carries the reader through the process by outlining the steps involved in a typical cost-benefit analysis. Including topics such as consumer surplus, compensating variation, equivalent variation, shadow pricing, income distribution, and much more, this volume is specifically tailored to meet the needs of a wide spectrum of readers. In addition, Cost-Benefit Analysis is equipped with practice examples, case studies, and study questions that guide the student through the process at each stage of the analysis.

Sure to be used as a primary and supplemental text for courses covering areas such as public administration, urban studies, health care and nursing administration, and environmental studies, Cost-Benefit Analysis will provide graduate and undergraduate students with the confidence they need to deal with this subject matter effectively.

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Cost-benefit analysis on a macro-econical level.......2004-01-28

I used this book to learn more about cost-benefit decisions in tranportation planning, and albeit the book does not relate specifically to that field, it worked very well. The nice part is that it first discusses some macro-economical concepts before delving into cost-benefit calculations. This is very useful if you, like me, do not have a background, classes, courses or a degree in economics. As an introductory book on an undergraduate level this book is excellent.

Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Theory of Fuzzy Decisions: Identification and Measurement Theory (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing)

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Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Theory of Fuzzy Decisions: Identification and Measurement Theory (Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing)
Kofi K. Dompere
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540221549

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This monograph is devoted to the identification and measurement theory of costs and benefits in a fuzzy information environment. The process of cost-benefit analysis is presented, requiring the development of real cost-benefit databases and the construction of cost-benefit criterion. These steps are accomplished with various theoretical constructs that provide sets of self-contained algorithms for application. This book integrates cost-benefit analysis, theory of fuzzy decisions and social decisions into unified decision algorithms accessible to practitioners, researchers, and graduate students. It features the essentials of fuzzy mathematics and algorithms in a comprehensive way, exposing a multi-disciplinary approach for the development of cost-benefit decision making in the framework of fuzziness and soft computing.

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Excellent no-nonsense account of a commercial organic farm.......1997-10-19

Many books on organic farming concentrate on the theory and or the morality of organic methods. This book give a practical account of how a large commercial farm has successfully been converted to organic methods. It's also readable and very entertaining.

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Training for Sports and Fitness
Brent S. Rushall , and Frank S. Pyke
Manufacturer: Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0732901901

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Behavioral inventories for athletes
Brent S Rushall
Manufacturer: Sport Science Associates
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007APFGC

Daily analyses of life demands for athletes

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Daily analyses of life demands for athletes
Brent S Rushall
Manufacturer: Sports Science Associates
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How to develop healthy attitudes towards racing in age-group swimmers: A primer for coaches

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How to develop healthy attitudes towards racing in age-group swimmers: A primer for coaches
Brent S Rushall
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Imagery Training in Sports: A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Sport Psychologists

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Very Practical Handbook

Imagery Training in Sports: A Handbook for Athletes, Coaches and Sport Psychologists
Brent S. Rushall
Manufacturer: Sports Science Assoc
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9992694912

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Very Practical Handbook.......2000-02-07

Many coaches tend to dabble in areas that they are not qualified in. The use of imagery in the training of athletes is a typical example. Rushall provides a very detailed background on imagery training and offers an extremely useful "how to" approach. This is a must have for any coach that is currently using or considering the use of imagery training with athletes.

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How did feelings evolve? How do they develop within us? What is their function, their use to us? How does our nervous system implement them?

These four questions, posed in somewhat different form by the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Niko Tinbergen, propel psychologist Victor Johnston's well-crafted examination of human emotions. Drawing on recent advances in psychology, biology, and the cognitive sciences, he looks into such matters as the role of the emotions in psychological well-being ("the failure to develop an early emotional bond with a single caretaker leads to slow development, withdrawal, depression, and a variety of later developing social problems") and the adaptive advantages--or, at times, disadvantages--of such deep-seated inner feelings as envy and joy. Where earlier scientists were much given to exploring the emotions as responses to external stimuli, Johnston shows that "input from the external world is really not necessary for conscious experiences to occur," as experiments in dreams, sensory deprivation, and hallucinations have shown. Instead, he considers the rich inner world of the emotions as a problem of evolutionary theory, a matter of adaptation and response that favors the survival of genes. Johnston's overview of the science of emotions makes for consistently interesting reading, and it points the way to further research. --Gregory McNamee

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A new theory of why we have feelings-and why we need them to survive

Why do we think some people are beautiful? Why do orgasms feel good? Why do we get angry? Anxious? In this intriguing book, biopsychologist Victor Johnston explores the origins of human emotions. Drawing on computer science, neurobiology, and evolutionary psychology, he shows us that emotions are not some strange accident of nature, but are instead the basis of learning and reasoning, and help us to adapt to a complex, rapidly changing environment. In the process, he offers a radical new view of reality: What we see, hear, smell, feel-even what we consider beautiful-is not an accurate representation of the world around us; rather, our feelings are illusions, shaped by millions of years of evolution. In clear and colorful prose, Johnston helps us navigate the intimate relationship between our private conscious feelings and our biological survival-and tells us what this means for human creativity, innovation, and free will.

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Theory is rich, convincing and clear........2003-03-05

The core of this book is a few chapters on the evolutionary benefit of emotion. I found the theory rich and convincing, and the writing clear; the theory explains, for example, why one emotion (positive or negative) evolved into multiple emotions, each related to a different aspect of gene survival, such as satisfying hunger, finding a mate, etc. Johnston's theory of emotion is a special application of a more general theory of consciousness. The rest of the book is kind of a grab bag. Johnston devotes too much space to refuting an alternative theory of human consciousness which he never adequately explains, and I suspect he is creating a straw man to argue against. There are a few chapters devoted to Johnson's own simulations and special interests, and a quick review of evolutionary processes in general. The review may be too quick for the unfamiliar reader. The simulations involve genetic algorithms and neural networks. I found the discussion of the former clear, but I was already familiar with the topic. I am also somewhat familiar with neural networks, and the book is inadequate here: Johnson seems to despair of explaining neural networks in a simple way, so kind of assumes the reader already understands them. Outside of his special areas of expertise, Johnson may be prone to error. Certainly, he is unaware of all the research on the socialization skills of primates, and I suspect that some of his statements on early child development are overly simplified.. All in all, this was a five star book for me, but it may not be for others with different backgrounds, either because they know less than me, or know more than me.

Truly thought provoking, entertaining and well written........2002-05-02

Wow. I am what could be described as a "slacker" with "some college", but I enjoy reading books about science, particularly those that aim to explain why things are the way they are...I picked up "Why we Feel" because it seemed like an interesting topic. As a matter of fact, the guy at the counter read the tile and commented "That's a good question!". I feel that this is a book everybody should read. It gives so much insight into who we are that I feel truly thankful that I read it. Feelings. What would life be without them? As the author argues, there would be no point to life at all.

This book goes a long way to answering questions like why do some things feel good and others feel bad? I would sum it up thus: There is, in reality, no point for life to exist. So, emotions are nature's way of motivating us to keep on living! When you do something that will increase your chances of reproducing, you feel good. This includes falling in love, having sex, gaining resources such as food or shelter, etc. As an example on how a negative emotion helps you live, consider if you were a cave man and you found a bone with a particular size and shape that allowed you to beat up your enemies and kill animals for food. If you lost this tool one day, you would feel deep sadness. This negative feeling would be nature punishing you for losing a valuable resource that increases your chances for survival. The author explains how emotions evolved, and other concepts such as why we consider certain characteristics as "beautiful" and certain tastes as good are really just nature's way of steering us towards what we need to reproduce.

The book is short and completely free of fluff or egotistical rambling. The author writes extremely well and keeps a nice constant pace throughout. I read this book in two sittings and will re-read it many times I'm sure. As a non-scientist I found it slightly dense at times, but it's short and interesting enough to re-read. I recommend this book to anyone who is curious about why things are the way they are. If you want to learn about life, not just Human life, but your dog and animals as well, this is a wonderful book. You'll never look at yourself or other people the same way again after being exposed to what modern science has to say about the origin and purpose of human emotions. I will definately buy his next book, if there is one.

Sugar isn't really sweet, ripe strawberries aren't red........2001-08-13

The 1st chapter in this book is entitled 'The Grand Illusion.' This is not some pessimistic assessment of the human condition, like we've all been fooling ourselves for naught all the long; this is merely the same caveat that the likes of the ancient Buhddists, the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (himself often accused of pessimism), and modern science writer Torr Norretranders have also elucidated: namely, we're sort of idealistic in how we process what we perceive to be the external (and internal) world. It's not so very egregious that we're like a bunch of asylum escapees, hallucinating some vastly inaccurate version of a reality we can never hope to know, it's just that neither are we ice cold observers of an objectively understandable interaction between our organismal selves and reality. It's a subtle distinction but one well worth knowing. Dr. Johnston does such a good job of delineating this concept that I had to rate this book the maximum of 5 stars. It is even more germane that he does so in the context of evolutionary psychology by stating that we, evolved primates that we are, did not nor did we need to evolve an ability to perceive and understand reality directly; that would have been nice and all, but what we did, and by virtue of it having happened, what we needed to accomplish was some means by which to survive and leave offspring in the field (remember, the way things are is no endorsement of any normative value for or against). Not only do we perceive and process reality in very creative ways, but we also color the heck out of it to squeeze the maximum utility out of it, hence, sugar (high quality nutrient) is sweet and good, and sharp teeth and gutteral growling sounds (the theme of not a few scary, supernatural movies) are bad, nay, downright evil! Thus, by the very acts of perceiving and cognizing, do we add and embellish hedonic tone to our experience. In general, this book is a good cummulative grouping of modern cognitive science research findings sans the fluff. It's too bad Daniel Dennett has already claimed the title "Consciousness Explained" and Steven Pinker "How the Mind Works." Either title would have suited Dr. Johnston's work very well.

Modern, Understandable Cognitive Science at its Best.......2001-04-13

This book is not only an excellent introduction into the field of emotion but it is probably the only assessable modern synthesis of cognitive science with fundamental biology-evolution and emergent phenomenon. I would also add that anyone interested in artificial intelligence or artificial life will find Dr. Johnston's outstanding and timely simulations of evolving emotional intelligence outstanding examples of empirical cognitive research. If you are professor, graduate student or even a candel stick maker and even remotely interested in any of the following fields; emotion, behavior, evolution, AI, AL, or beauty, by all means buy this book.

Hedonic Tone Rings True.......2001-04-13

A fabulous book - Johnston gives voice to his concept of "hedonic tone" which has roots in Maslow's idea of "hierarchy of wants" and even Elizabeth Duffy's concept of emotions existing along a continuum. Johnston's assertion that mental representations of the "real" world are just digital fabrications is also fascinating. (In other words, an apple isn't inherently "red" or "sweet"; we have just evolved to experience such perceptions when we see one and bite into it.) Further, Johnston integrates nicely with MacLean's Triune brain theory which has strong evolutionary logic behind it. Johnston has built a very powerful and compelling theory.

Why We Feel: The Science of Human Emotions

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Why We Feel: The Science of Human Emotions
Victor S. Johnston
Manufacturer: Perseus Books
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ASIN: B000K1BNA0

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this book is GREAT!.......2000-05-19

this book is wonderful for someone who wants to take a career in herpeotology, or just interested in snakes and herpeto's ( reptiles). I love Australia, and plan to move there, and with this book it really helps to find out more.

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Coaching Football's Special Situations
Robert O'Connor , and Al Groh
Manufacturer: Coaches Choice Books
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ASIN: 1585187860

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Coaching Football's Special Situations focuses exclusively on those plays and aspects of the game that are directed involved in winning - big plays, scoring zones, penalties and turnovers, special teams, managing the clock, and other game components that frequently don't get enough attention in practice. Former NFL head coach Tom Flores calls this book "one of the three or four football coaching books that every coach must have."

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This dynamic book defines the core communication skills essential to any interview, and vividly demonstrates how to use them effectively in a variety of situations. Based on Ivey's systematic method of interviewer, counselor, and therapist training, and Hearn's programmed learning application, the book's approach makes the interview clear and specific for beginners, helping them to master the complexities of the process. The authors of this "Twenty-Fifth Silver Anniversary Edition" help take the mystery out of the interviewing process through their emphasis on client Story (listening and helping clients tell their tales), Restory (helping clients think about their lives and the world in new ways), and Action (what needs to be done to make the story come to life).

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A book that works.......2007-06-19

I've been using this book for years in the MA program in counseling at NYU in our intro counseling skills course. I use this book to supplement the IPR video tapes by Kagan. My students have really enjoyed using the book. It allows real practice of counseling skills. Each counseling skill is broken into chapters: A client makes a statement and then there are three possible ways that the counselor can respond. It clearly explains why the one answer is correct and the other two are not. (I have my students cover the answers so they have to guess which one is correct.)
If you are looking for a book to practice counseling skills, I highly recommend this book.

The Way to Go.......2007-02-15

This book has some intense information on how to maximize an interviewing process. I will definately use it's techniques in my Naturopathic Consultation Practice.

Cogent, clear, concise.......2004-07-04

Cogent, lucid, concise, this book promises to be a fine choice for both psychology and business majors. The comprehensive evaluation of answers to interview questions in each chapter invites students to develop effective listening skills as well as help them perfect successful questioning techniques.

The chapters on attending behavior and questioning are especially well done, providing a wealth of applicable techniques. Also, the emphasis on ethics is an especially cogent addition, given our current cultural climate.

I highly recommend this book for any course in counseling techniques.

Kathleen Barlow, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of English and Communications
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College of Professional Studies
Indiana Tech

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A rich sourcebook of type styles, from Liberty and Hannover to Virginia Antique in upper and lower-case alphabets, plus numerals.

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