Reconstructing Climate Policy: Beyond Kyoto

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New York Univ., NY. Text offer an analysis of the Kyoto Protocol and climate policy. Examines the current impasse in climate policy and the potential steps nations can take to reduce greenhouse gases. Explains why participation by all major greenhouse gas-emitting countries is essential. Softcover.

Reconstructing Climate Policy: Beyond Kyoto.

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Reconstructing Climate Policy: Beyond Kyoto.
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More hot air.(Book Review): An article from: Regulation

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More hot air.(Book Review): An article from: Regulation
S. Fred Singer
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Title: More hot air.(Book Review)
Author: S. Fred Singer
Publication: Regulation (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 2003
Publisher: Cato Institute
Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Page: 53(2)

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This book is really about effective teaching online and building online communities of practice

CompanyCommand: Unleashing the Power of the Army Profession
Nancy M. Dixon , Nate Allen , Tony Burgess , Pete Kilner , and Steve Schweitzer
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This book provides the lessons learned from setting up the U.S. Army's premier community of practice, CompanyCommand. Written by the developers of the community it tells inspirational stories of knowledge sharing across the U.S. Army and provides a step-by-step "how to" in creating an community.

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This book is really about effective teaching online and building online communities of practice.......2006-10-13

I first heard about this book in the Harvard Business Review under the topic of peer-to-peer leadership training. It is that and more. It describes a great method of building communities of practice online and how to effectively lead online discussion forums. I am a better online teacher because of the lessons from Ms. Dixon. These ideas are not just for Army leaders but can be applied to any group which is distributed but needs to share knowledge and stay connected. I eagerly await the second edition!

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Ecology, Community and Lifestyle is a revised and expanded translation of Naess' book Okologi, Samfunn og Livsstil, which sets out the author's thinking on the relevance of philosophy to the problems of environmental degradation and the rethinking of the relationship between mankind and nature. The text has been thoroughly updated by Naess and revised and translated by David Rothenberg.

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Insightful and Much Needed Philosophy.......2006-03-23

In his book, Arne Naess brilliantly provides the philosophical basis for deep ecology. He uses reasonable arguments that resound with all aspects of life. In a time when the market economy is pervading more and more areas around the globe, a philosophy like Naess's that can help us reconnect with the bigger picture is much needed. I am finishing up a degree in environmental economics and from my first year in environmental studies, Arne Naess's ideas have been pivotal in the re-shaping of my relationship with the world. His philosophy has been cited time and time again by professors of different disciplines and this book is required reading in many courses. This book is not too context specific and can be understood by any audience. It is highly recommended for the reader interested in philosophy, ecology, environmentalism, and life in general.

A treaty of ecophilosophy.......2004-07-07

The author develops the foundation of his nature-oriented philosophy with the traditional rigor, logic and method employed to describe new system of values. A bit harsh sometimes but philosophy demands that. For a more accessible and pragmatic artwork on the same subject, I would advise "Small is beautiful" by E. F. Schumacher.

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The underlying theme of this volume is the understanding of the molecules and processes important in the primary metabolism of insects. The 19 chapters provide both rich historical perspectives and timely reviews of current research, as well as showing the extent of progress to be expected in the near future, including the application of advanced techniques now used for the study of microbial and mammalian processes. The major themes of metabolism, proteins and nucleic acids, and biochemical events in the nervous system each have several chapters devoted to them, but specific topics such as pigments, toxins, and aging are also covered in detail. This extensive volume is therefore an invaluable source of information not only for entomologists but also for all scientists whose work involves insect biochemistry, including zoologists, biochemists, and molecular biologists and geneticists.

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Now in paperback: Nick Toschess brutal, stunning, and widely praised biography of Sonny Listonthe world heavyweight champion who hit harder than any man alive, and who embodied everything that is compelling and terrifying about boxing.

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How does such and overrated writer continue to be so overrated?.......2007-04-10

It's refreshing to read that so many others here can see through Tosches as the "literary" equivalent of a snakeoil salesman.

I've worked in the industry so I know that copywriters at least attempt to come up with the jacket- or cover-copy that will entice readers into buying the book. But a writer with Tosches' clout usually gets to write his own copy. So, with that in mind--DINO, while allegedly a depiction of how down-and-dirty Dean Martin really was (yes, the man was flawed and he did some bad things--but Frankie Sinatra did a LOT of MUCH worse things) is actually a book about an entertainer, Martin, who was a genuinely, physically and mentally tough man (the type who Sinatra pretended to be--Dino didn't need bodyguards to do his fighting) who was beloved by his female costars, who found him to be genuinely funny, charming, and a true gentleman. One alleged insult to a call girl quoted on the mass market cover--who flattered herself that she could take Dino for a ride--does not contradict this. He was streetwise and when he told Jerry Lewis "you can talk about love all you want, you're just a f**king dollar sign to me," it was in the context of having played second bananna to a narcissitic, juvenile cretin, for year. For example, Lewis was so obnoxious that, in an episode of the old Colgate Comedy Hour, he kept interrupting Martin to upstage Dino was he attempted to seen what was his hit song. Who wouldn't to throttle the little punk?

I see that Tosches' "biography" of Arnold Rothstein--the famous gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series--is subtitled to call this a story that's never been told before. Do an Amazon search. Do a Google search. Okay, Rothstein is not a household name but anyone who has read a few books on American gangsters has heard of Rothstein. "A.R.," as he was known, is NOT an overlooked figure in histories of the era.

Tosches is a "wannabe," as another post stated, and yet another post(s) commented on his faulty research skills, irrelevant digressions, and affected prose.

But you know what really got me pissed about this Liston book? Tosches states--as though it were an indisputable fact--that the last fight Rocky Marciano had, against the great Archie Moore, was fixed. Archie took a dive to preserve the Great White Champ's record.

Just like that. This is a historically significant allegation and one that has not been made before (at least not in any serious reportage). Does Toshces cite a source for this bombshell? God forbid. He makes this statement without batting an eye or even addressing why this charge has never been revealed by any of the truly great boxing writers who have preceded Tosches. I'm sure Bert Randolph Sugar, for one, would have touched on this years ago, if it had even a grain of truth.

In truth, Archie Moore's gripe was that the ref--after Moore had hit Marciano with a shot so hard it's said to have lifted the Rock several inches off his feet before he hit the canvas--gave the Rock the equivalent of a "long count," allowing the younger and stronger Marciano precious seconds to recover and knock out Moore.

Other boxing writers (Sugar, for one, I believe), some who were present at the fight, others who have seen the B&W film footage, respectfully disagree. Moore was a great champ, a great fighter, and a proud man. NO doubt about that. And he gave the Rock one hell of a fight. He came thisclose to winning the heavyweight title. So did Billy Conn against Joe Lewis. (Was that a fix, too?) It must be difficult to deck an opponent with a punch that would ended the fight against virtually any other opponent in that weight class and then see him, in true Marciano fashion, rise from the canvas, shake off the punch, and come back at you like a wrecking machine.

But Toshces' version? Hell, he just makes a statement out of "punchyland" that suits his biases. Were it true, it would be a helluva revelation, a story that would capture the attention of boxing aficionados--if it were only true.

Toshes is, indeed, a con artist. He tries to dazzle you with his footwork but has little to back it up.

Sonny Liston deserves a better biographer, one that keeps the spotlight on his subject and not on himself.

herein lies the issue..........2006-10-27

While the negative reviews here hold a certain amount of water, it must be understood that this is certainly not a "traditional" biography, if a biography at all. I came upon this book from the opposite direction as previous commentators, as an fan of literature with a passing interest in boxing. Tosches' entire ouevre reads much the same way as this text: pop cultural riffing, hyperbolic spiritual send-ups, flourishes of bizarrely germane quotes. But it all works.

I can safely admit that this won't serve as an effective biography for anyone hoping for detailed accounts of Liston's fights, but it is a wonderfuly tempered, passionate work. In terms of boxing studies, if you care at all for the style of Oates' "On Boxing," this is certainly worth a paltry $0.19.

A Lousy Book.......2006-08-22

This Nick Tosches book focuses primarily upon, (1) Nick Tosches, and (2) organized crime, rather than upon Sonny Liston. Tosches' writing is overwrought and self-indulgent; the history he provides is thin and unrevealing; and the portrait he draws of Liston - a truly fascinating, troubled, and battered figure - is cartoonish. Tosches skips over the two Liston-Clay (Ali) fights in a couple pages, despite their importance to the Liston career and the national mood at the time. He instead embraces Chuck Wepner, who may be a nice guy but lacks any significance in the fight-game. In sum, the Tosches misses the story almost entirely, and his narcissistic writing style ends up wasting the reader's time.

Not bad but could have been better.......2006-07-03

This book is worth reading but it could have been a lot better. The author should have left out some of his personal commentary, which was bad enough and made even worse in many cases because it often had nothing to do with the subject matter and seemed totally random. However for all its faults it has more stuff about Sonny Liston than anything else I have ever read. It more or less obsesses on his "darkside" more than boxing or anything else. His various run ins with the law and prison stints, the possibility that he threw the fights against Cassius Clay, his association with the mob, and it explores whether or not he was murdered instead of dying of a heroin overdose as the official story claims.

Smashes a sacred cow with a hard left.......2006-06-20

Sonny Liston was an animal. Sonny Liston was a lowlife. Okay, he was no role model. Sonny Liston was a problem for society. But inside a boxing ring, Sonny Liston was a force of nature: he could pummel opponents like no one before him.

This book treats Liston's life as an American tragedy and makes a compelling case that he was made to throw both Muhammad Ali fights under direct orders of the Mob. After reading this entertaining book, it is only possible to look at the famous photo of Ali raising his victorious arms above the prone Liston, with a wry and knowing smile about how fraudulent was the result.

If you are a fan of Muhammad Ali, you will squirm while reading this book. If you despise Ali, this book is a must for your library.

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LB Brief offers the authority and currency of its best-selling parent, The Little, Brown Handbook, in a briefer, spiral-bound format at an affordable price.

As in its previous edition, LB Brief provides students of varying skills and interests with clear, reliable, and accessible explanations of handbook basics—the writing process, grammar and usage, and research writing. The third edition builds on the handbook’s usefulness with three main emphases: (1) writing in and out of college, including an expanded chapter on academic writing, a new chapter study skills and exams, and new coverage of public writing; (2) visual literacy, including more on creating and using illustrations, viewing images critically, and using visuals as research sources; and (3) research writing, including more on using library subscription services and evaluating Web sites, new annotated sample pages from key source types, and new coverage of annotated bibliographies, Web logs, and finding images.

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GREAT!!.......2007-09-07

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ONE OF MY ALL-TIME HEROES OF COMIC ART.......2005-07-07

When I first began collecting comics back in the mid-1970's, one of the first books I bought was Conan the Barbarian #42. The cover featured Conan battling a winged gargoyle, high above a city, while the gargoyle also held a comely wench. That book would begin a life-long love affair that I would have with the art of John Buscema. In today's comic scene where it seems all the artists can do is produce splash pages of abnormally large-breasted women, Buscema's art displays the qualities of a true master storyteller.

Vanguard Productions has released this wonderful sketchbook of Buscema's art, another in their outstanding series of sketchbooks featuring some of the all-time great comic book artists. With an introduction by the legendary illustrator Jim Steranko, and a book-length interview with J. David Spurlock, we learn of Buscema's early career as he was hired by a young Stan Lee at the then Timely comics. He would work on a freelance basis for Timely/Atlas and also work for other comic publishers, notably Western doing books such as "Roy Rogers" and "Indian Chief". Buscema would leave the comic business in the late 50's and move into advertising until a call from Stan Lee brought him back to Marvel for good in 1966. And we can all be thankful that Stan made that call. While Jack Kirby clearly set the tone and style of Marvel art of the 1960's, it was Buscema who took the reins in the 1970's, developing a different style than Kirby's, but no less dynamic. Ironically, John initially had trouble grasping the Marvel style when he returned until Stan gave him a number of Kirby titles to look over. Buscema would even go on to write the bible of Marvel art "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" which is still widely read over 25 years later.

John would go on to do many titles at Marvel over the years including a long stint on the Avengers where he would create the look of the android Vision for the classic Avengers #57. He also worked on Thor, The Silver Surfer, and countless others, but it was his work on Conan that captivated me. No artist, not even Frazetta (whom Buscema acknowledges as THE Conan artist) ever captured the true essence of the grim, brooding warrior of Robert E. Howard like Buscema did. Buscema reveals how he took over Conan after Barry Smith left and barely can contain his disdain for Smith's youthful, slender version of Conan. He would draw Conan in both the color comic, and the B&W Savage Sword of Conan magazine for some 25 years.

This wonderful book is loaded with sketches, some finished some just rough layouts, from throughout his illustrious career. Buscema's women are not the pencil-thin waits, giant bosoms of today's comics, but REAL women; sensuous, often buxom and with his trademark pouty lips. Buscema's characters were real characters. His expertise at drawing anatomy and movement correctly almost a lost art in today's splash page heavy, "in your face" style of art. There's a wonderful story John tells during the interview about how Stan Lee criticized John's art on the now celebrated Silver Surfer #4, featuring one of the greatest covers in history. Years later, Stan would tell John that it was their best work together and he never recalled his earlier comments. You gotta love ol' Stan!

Buscema is a true comic hero of mine and a man who left us all too soon. His works will live on however and be continued to be loved and appreciated for generations to com. This sketchbook is a marvelous item for fans and collectors of his work.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

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For art students interest in a career in illustration only.......2002-11-30

As a long time comic reader and a big follower of the long career of Bohn Buscema I really looked forward to this book. I was disappointed. Not only was this not a great sketchbook showcase into the man's work but it was also a tepid interview. John deserved beter, deserves better. While there is some rare work in this collection you'll find thumbnails on eBay that are as interesting and for sale to own. John was an incredibly adept illustrator and comic artist who unfortunately married his work to the drawing of Conan. Conan is an otherwise vital character which through the years John almost ruined with an approach to drawing the Cimmerian warrior, thief, buccaneer and, eventually, king, with the same furry loincloth, brown tunic and broadsword that was such a pat image that it led to the casting of bodybuilder Schwartzenegger (sp?) to be be miscast in the lead role of the terrible films. John was often seen doing gorgeous doodles on the backs of comic pages he'd drawn that looked better than the finished work on the other side. This sketchbook has little of those gems and focuses on his lapsed career as an illustrator and his popular comic work. This was a terribly missed opportunity to show people not the staid, workaholic illustrator chained to a drawing table putting out work rather than creating compelling imagery. No the compelling images are still locked away somewhere. Some of his comic pages are truly gorgeous. This book showcased none of those. To be sure there are some good samples of John fluent lines and character studies as well as a few finished pieces in this volume. The shame is that it looks like the art used was the stuff he gave away as opposed to the gems he created and nurtured with loving brush strokes until they breathed, moved and danced across the panels. This man was a master in the field of sequential storytelling. This book only gives meager hints at the power, passion and grace that was the greater body of John's contributions to the medium. John deserved better. Here's hoping we get to see a volume truly dedicated to his talent at some point in time.

What a neat collection of artistic flights of fancy..........2002-03-07

I am not a huge comicbook collector, though I have bought comics off and on. However, I just couldn't pass up this collection of sketches from the mind of one of comic's and illustration's well respected figures. I always appreciate sketches for they are the rawest and most direct manifestations of artistic creativity, as is such in this book. I recommend this book to all interested in drawing, comics, figurative works, etc. You wont be disappointed.

Very Inspirational.......2001-12-09

I happened to discover this book at a local comic book store. After flipping through the first couple pages I knew I had to get it. John Buscema is an amazing artist. His knowledge of the figure is uncanny. The drawings speak for themselves. This book seriously makes me want to take out a pencil and start sketching away. I highly recommend this book

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