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Print and Production Finishes for Brochures and Catalogs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fawcett-Tang, Roger, PUBLISHER: Rockport Publishers, Print ong>andong> Production Finishes for Brochures ong>andong> Catalogs demystifies the production process for graphic designers, enabling them to achieve the best possible work. At some point, every graphic designer is commissioned to design a brochure or catalogue. While other books offer inspiration for design, this book focuses on the ong>materialsong> ong>andong> finishing techniques needed to create the desired effect for those jobs, exploring their creation from a production ong>andong> manufacturing point of view. Roger Fawcett-Tang has selected world-class work across all areas, from high fashion to mail order, ong>andong> reveals the skills ong>andong> techniques needed to meet any requirement. There's also an illustrated glossary of ong>materialsong> (both stong>andong>ard ong>andong> innovative) ong>andong> processes. From producing the latest aspirational publication to making the mundane look desirable, Print ong>andong> Production Finishes for Brochures ong>andong> Catalogs is both an indispensable practical guide ong>andong> a sourcebook for ideas.

Strategic Reward: Making It Happen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Armstrong, Michael / Brown, Duncan, PUBLISHER: Kogan Page, "Organizations have been taking on more reward practitioners over the past two years ong>andong> demong>andong> for their expertise is expected to keep growing." -- People Management. Strategic reward is the process of determining how to develop appropriate reward arrangements ong>andong> dealing with the issues which arise in making that decision. The focus of this new title, aimed at directors ong>andong> senior-level HR consultants, is on the formulation ong>andong> implementation of reward strategies. It provides comparative information regarding the concerns of aligning compensation with business ong>andong> HR strategies. Case studies are based on findings from CIPD ong>andong> e-reward research ong>andong> include detailed examples from Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline ong>andong> Tesco.

Toxic and Hazardous Materials: A Sourcebook and Guide to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Webster, James K. / Webster, Carol, PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press, "Libraries with large environmental collections will want this unique introduction to a multidisciplinary ong>andong> popular topic. It includes more than sources of information: reference books, periodicals, reports, proceedings, databases, libraries, associations, research centers, ong>andong> audiovisual ong>materialsong>." Choice

The Art of Jewelry Design

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Krupenia, Deborah, PUBLISHER: North Light Books, A colorful showcase of the world's best contemporary jewelers. This beautiful volume illustrates the skilled creative work of 21 production jewelers, featuring a wide variety of styles ong>andong> ong>materialsong>. These artists have committed themselves to a body of work that is unique ong>andong> personal, as well as being repeatable ong>andong> salable. Four-page, full-color sections showcase each artist's work, ong>andong> offer brief personal statements on influences, ong>materialsong> ong>andong> techniques.

Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hardy, Lyda Mary, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Discover the best books, Web sites, audiovisual items, ong>andong> other ong>materialsong> to research notable women of the United States. Learn about women from Colonial times to the present day who have made strides in many fields of endeavor including the arts, literature, politics, religion, science, ong>andong> sports. ong>Materialsong> listed feature women from all regions of the country ong>andong> from many American cultural groups. The guide concentrates on ong>materialsong> published or produced during the s, ong>andong> its final section outlines the field of women's history in terms of its historiography, theory ong>andong> methodology, ong>andong> its place in education.

Making Policy, Making Change: How Communities Are Taking Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Themba, Makani N., PUBLISHER: Chardon Press, Learn how activists are making change ong>andong> getting it in writing. More than local policies have been enacted recently, ranging from limiting the number of liquor stores ong>andong> alcohol ong>andong> tobacco billboards in low-income communities to ordinances on corporate accountability. Find out how you, too, can create change "from the ground up".

Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Richard H. / Williams, Chuck, PUBLISHER: Thomson South-Western, This single-authored text begins with an introduction to the subject, discussing organizational environments ong>andong> cultures, ong>andong> ethics ong>andong> social responsibility. Eschewing fads, but incorporating "been there" features (case studies ong>andong> interviews), the text continues with chapters on making things happen; meeting the competition; organizing people, projects, ong>andong> processes; ong>andong> leading. Acquista Ora

Usborne Book of Magic Tricks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heddle, Rebecca / Keable-Elliott, I., PUBLISHER: E.D.C. Publishing, -- Clear step-by-step magic guides explain basic techniques ong>andong> skills -- Lots of practical advice on equipment ong>andong> ong>materialsong>, ong>andong> how to use them effectively

Money Laundering

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Madinger, John / Zalopany, Sydney A., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, The crime of money laundering is widespread, not only figuring in obvious ong>casesong> such as AI Capone's, but in major events as diverse as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping ong>andong> the Watergate scong>andong>al. Case studies establish a historic perspective on Money Laundering, ong>andong> the progressive changes in its methods through the years. For today's investigator, the authors also take a broad approach to forfeiture, financial crimes, fraud, ong>andong> related situations -- making the information most valuable ong>andong> timely.

Ambiguous Relations: The American Jewish Community and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shafir, Shlomo, PUBLISHER: Wayne State University Press, This monograph, based on extensive research in many archival collections in the United States, Germany, ong>andong> lsrael, focuses on the time period from the end of World War II until ong>andong> deals with the American Jewish community's ambiguous attitude towards Germany since the Holocaust years. Examining the community's early intercessions with the American administration ong>andong> its impact on American public opinion ong>andong> on the West German government, this study develops a picture of ambiguity ong>andong> denial in a pivotal time in American Jewry. Rationales ong>andong> strategies of major Jewish organizations are discussed as well as the subsequent rise of Holocaust consciousness ong>andong> the role of the survivors effect on the tension between special Jewish interests ong>andong> American national interest.

Kinetics of Materials

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Balluffi, Robert W. / Allen, Samuel M. / Carter, W. Craig, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Interscience, A classroom-tested textbook providing a fundamental understong>andong>ing of basic kinetic processes in ong>materialsong> This textbook, reflecting the hong>andong>s-on teaching experience of its three authors, evolved from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's first-year graduate curriculum in the Department of ong>Materialsong> Science ong>andong> Engineering. It discusses key topics collectively representing the basic kinetic processes that cause changes in the size, shape, composition, ong>andong> atomistic structure of ong>materialsong>. Readers gain a deeper understong>andong>ing of these kinetic processes ong>andong> of the properties ong>andong> applications of ong>materialsong>. Topics are introduced in a logical order, enabling students to develop a solid foundation before advancing to more sophisticated topics. Kinetics of ong>Materialsong> begins with diffusion, offering a description of the elementary manner in which atoms ong>andong> molecules move around in solids ong>andong> liquids. Next, the more complex motion of dislocations ong>andong> interfaces is addressed. Finally, still more complex kinetic phenomena, such as morphological evolution ong>andong> phase transformations, are treated. Throughout the textbook, readers are instilled with an appreciation of the subject's analytic foundations ong>andong>, in many ong>casesong>, the approximations commonly used in the field. The authors offer many extensive derivations of important results to help illuminate their origins. While the principal focus is on kinetic phenomena in crystalline ong>materialsong>, select phenomena in noncrystalline ong>materialsong> are also discussed. In many ong>casesong>, the principles involved apply to all ong>materialsong>. Exercises with accompanying solutions are provided throughout Kinetics of ong>Materialsong>, enabling readers to put their newfound knowledge into practice. In addition, bibliographies are offered with each chapter, helping readers to investigate specialized topics in greater detail. Several appendices presenting important background material are also included. With its unique range of topics, progressive structure, ong>andong> extensive exercises, this classroom-tested textbook provides an enriching learning experience for first-year graduate students.

Mechanisms of Surface and Microstructure Evolution in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sanchez Jr, John / Amar, J. G. / Gilmer, G. H., PUBLISHER: ong>Materialsong> Research Society, A wide variety of ong>materialsong> systems ong>andong> deposition strategies have been developed to produce epitaxial ong>andong> polycrystalline thin films. In particular, controlling the morphology ong>andong> microstructure of metal films at the nanometer ong>andong>/or micron scale has become crucial for applications such as giant magneto-resistive devices, contacts ong>andong> diffusion barriers in integrated circuits ong>andong> photovoltaics, ong>andong> multilayer X-ray mirrors. This volume focuses on the interactions between different mechanisms of microstructure evolution ong>andong> film-growth conditions. Two sections of the volume, including a joint effort with Symposium R, "Morphology ong>andong> Dynamics of Crystal Surfaces in Molecular ong>andong> Colloid Systems, highlight the fundamental mechanisms of epitaxial growth.

The White Wing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barry, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company, These are novels of the adventures of teenage Joe Bass growing up along the Delaware Bay. Exciting action is balanced with full-bodied characterization. The stories have a great deal of practical mechanics in them: mechanics of moving houses on long>andong> ong>andong> water, hauling ong>andong> unloading logs, starting an old airplane, keeping old trucks ong>andong> tractors running, salvaging old boats, making lumber, ong>andong> general upkeep of practically everything. ong>Andong> there is humor, teenage insights into adult reactions, ong>andong> social commentary. The series is presented from Joe's perspective, ong>andong> his outgoing personality includes a genial humor ong>andong> a perception that accepts reality ong>andong> eagerly embraces the opportunities that come his way. The series is marked by a number of productive relationships between Joe ong>andong> men well beyond retirement age. In The White Wing, Joe gets caught up in the heroic past of an old schooner ong>andong> yearns to own it. He plans to move a house on it as a means of making the money to pay for it ong>andong> its reconstruction. In the doing, Joe solves an old mystery ong>andong> survives a wild boat adventure.

E-Learning Theory and Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haythornthwaite, Caroline / ong>Andong>rews, Richard, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), In" "E-learning Theory ong>andong> Practice the authors set out different perspectives on e-learning. The book deals with the social implications of e-learning, its transformative effects, ong>andong> the social ong>andong> technical interplay that supports ong>andong> directs e-learning. The authors present new perspectives on the subject by exploring the way teaching ong>andong> learning are changing with the presence of the Internet ong>andong> participatory media; providing a theoretical grounding in new learning practices from education, communication ong>andong> information science; addressing e-learning in terms of existing learning theories, emerging online learning theories, new literacies, social networks, social worlds, community ong>andong> virtual communities, ong>andong> online resources; ong>andong> emphasizing the impact of everyday electronic practices on learning, literacy ong>andong> the classroom, locally ong>andong> globally.This book is for everyone involved in e-learning including teachers, educators, graduate students ong>andong> researchers.

Meal Preparation and Training: The Health Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Klinger, Judith Lannefeld, PUBLISHER: Slack, This book identifies ong>andong> examines training techniques for the kitchen. Designed specifically for the therapist or health care professional, techniques demonstrated should be utilized by health care professionals to teach those with physical disabilities or the elderly how to understong>andong> ong>andong> perform tasks in the kitchen successfully. Some issues addressed in the book include kitchen planning, meal planning, nutrition, safety, stress, ong>andong> more. ong>Materialsong> are provided to help with kitchen ong>andong> home planning. The book looks at how to deal with clients in their homes, working with children, hospice, ong>andong> dealing with individuals with physical ong>andong> cognitive limitations ong>andong> elderly from a health care professional's perspective. Meal Preparation ong>andong> Training: The Health Care Professional's Guide is divided into several sections. Part I assesses the situation - the types of patients as well as the caregivers ong>andong> family - then focuses on specific disabilities ong>andong> problems including a client with arthritis, chronic pain, etc. Part II is involved with the kitchen ong>andong> the home, from safety ong>andong> modifications to transporting items. Part III focuses on equipment, appliances, nutrition, shopping, ong>andong> includes a guide to teaching recipes. Part IV provides help for the health care professional ong>andong> caregivers with extensive support ong>materialsong>. These include funding, agencies ong>andong> organizations, sources for equipment ong>andong> ong>materialsong>, general references, ong>andong> forms ong>andong> plans for making equipment. The forms ong>andong> plans may be photocopied, enlarged if desired, ong>andong> are designed for use with clients.

The Supreme Court

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, Lawrence, PUBLISHER: Congressional Quarterly Books, The Supreme Court provides a broad ong>andong> detailed understong>andong>ing of the U.S. Supreme Court, describing how the Court works ong>andong> presenting explanations for its behavior. It also explains other political processes that affect the Court, such as the nomination ong>andong> confirmation of justices. This seventh edition reflects recent developments, such as the declining number of ong>casesong> that the Court decides each year, the impact of President Clinton's appointees on the Court, ong>andong> the Court's tightening reins on Congress's efforts to regulate the economy ong>andong> society. The book's glossary provides a quick guide to legal terms; its bibliography ong>andong> its new list of Web sources steer readers to additional information. The case index provides a link between specific ong>casesong> ong>andong> general processes ong>andong> developments.

Graphing Primer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Choate, Laura Duncan / Okey, Joann King, PUBLISHER: Dale Seymour Publications, Counting, recording information on a graph, interpreting a graph, ong>andong> making calculations from graphed data. Includes reproducible pages ong>andong> suggestions for using Pictograms ong>andong> Graphing Grids.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fly Fishing, 2nd Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shook, Michael D., PUBLISHER: Alpha Books, "A revised ong>andong> expong>andong>ed edition that will hook fishing enthusiasts." From understong>andong>ing how to areada fish to devising strategies for stream, river, ong>andong> dam fishing to creating ong>andong> casting flies, the updated "Complete Idiotas Guidea to Fly Fishing" offers both beginning ong>andong> seasoned fishing buffs a comprehensive overview of this specialized sport. a Photographs, illustrations, ong>andong> detailed instructions on casting ong>andong> fly tying technique a Updated coverage of technology ong>andong> equipment including rods, reels, ong>andong> line ong>materialsong> a Tips on preparing for a fly fishing trip

Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Each edition of Supreme Court Watch offers narratives ong>andong> analyses of legal disputes, political battles, ong>andong> social confrontations as they unfold before the Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from the justices' objections ong>andong> dissents on the Court's most influential ong>casesong> of the recent term. Supreme Court Watch is an ideal supplement to the author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law ong>andong> Politics, ong>andong> serves as an excellent companion to other books ong>andong> for courses on law, legal studies, ong>andong> the judiciary.

Doing Teacher-Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roth, W. -M, W.-M, PUBLISHER: Sense Publishers, There are many teachers who think about doing research in their own classes ong>andong> schools but who are perplexed by what appears to be involved. This book is intended for these perplexed practitioners, to provide them with an easily understong>andong>able narrative about the concrete praxis of doing research in their classrooms or in those of their teacher peers teaching next door or in the same school. The fundamental idea underlying this book is to provide an easily accessible but nevertheless intellectually honest text that allows teachers to increase their agency with respect to better understong>andong>ing their praxis ong>andong> the events in their classrooms by means of research. The author draws on his experience of doing teacher-research while being a high school teacher ong>andong> department head. Roth uses six concrete research studies that he has conducted alone or with peers to describe the salient parts of any teacher-researcher investigation including: what topic to study; issues of ethics ong>andong> permissions from students, school, ong>andong> parents; how ong>andong> what sources to collect; how to structure resources; how to construct data from the ong>materialsong>; how to derive claims; ong>andong> how to write a report/research study. Roth chose the case-based approach because ong>casesong> provide the details necessary for understong>andong>ing why ong>andong> how he, as teacher-researcher, has made certain decisions, ong>andong> what he would do differently today.Using this case-based approach, he allows readers to tie methods choices to situations that they likely are familiar with.

Physics of Materials

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Quere, Yves / Quere, Y. / Quere, Quere, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Few areas of science are as interdisciplinary as ong>materialsong> science. Chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, ong>andong> mathematics each play a part within it. The role of physics is to describe the objects, effects ong>andong> phenomena at different scales (micro-, meso-, ong>andong> macroscopic) as precisely as possible. Physics of ong>Materialsong> addresses this description at the elementary level. Based on an undergraduate level course taught at the Ecole Polytechnique, France, the main emphasis is on the conduction related phenomena (electronic properties) ong>andong> the plastic behavior (ionic properties) of ong>materialsong>, such as metals ong>andong> alloys, semiconductors, ong>andong> ceramics. It assumes a basic grounding in statistical physics, quantum mechanics ong>andong> elasticity but does not require prior knowledge of solid-state physics, to which it will serve as a useful introduction. The presentation of the course is followed by several examination problems, with solutions, which cover various specific applications of the general concepts ong>andong> which will enable readers to test their understong>andong>ing of these concepts.

Handbook of Social Intervention

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seidman, Edward, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A definitive resource for anyone involved in the study or practice of social planning ong>andong> intervention. Invited contributors review the literature on psychological, social, educational, economic, ong>andong> environmental policies ong>andong> programmes. Issues of design, method, assessment, ong>andong> tactics of social intervention are explored. The volume then deals with intervention in criminal justice, education, health, housing, ong>andong> thirteen other specific areas of policy.

Legal Levities and Brevities: Being Cases in Rhyme and Other

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrison, Cholmondeley, PUBLISHER: Gale, Making of Modern Law, The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, includes over analytical, theoretical ong>andong> practical works on American ong>andong> British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitlong>andong>, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ong>andong> Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches ong>andong> other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic ong>andong> international law, government ong>andong> politics, legal history, business ong>andong> economics, criminology ong>andong> much more.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School LibraryCTRG95-BIncludes index.Cambridge: W. Heffer ong>andong> Sons, . xiii, 91 p.: ill.; 22 cm

Epoxy Polymers: New Materials and Innovations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pascault, Jean-Pierre / Williams, Roberto J. J., PUBLISHER: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, In the only book to focus on new developments ong>andong> innovations in this hot field international experts from industry ong>andong> academia present everything scientists need to know. The first section provides general concepts of the synthesis ong>andong> properties of epoxy polymers ong>andong> serves as a basis for the subsequent chapters. The second section includes new types of epoxy polymers recently commercialized or not yet present on the market, while the third section includes chapters related to the capacity of generating controlled nanostructures in epoxy-based ong>materialsong>. A fourth section is devoted to innovations in epoxy-based ong>materialsong> such as adhesives, coatings, pre-pregs, structural foams, injection-molded products ong>andong> self-healing epoxies. Concluding remarks ong>andong> perspectives are discussed in a short final section. The result is a one-stop reference source, collecting scientific ong>andong> technological breakthroughs otherwise spread over hundreds of publications, patents ong>andong> reports.

Design and Launch an Online Social Networking Business in a

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sharp, Julien, PUBLISHER: Entrepreneur Press, WWW.(Your Social Network).COM Are you a virtual social butterfly? Captivated by the buzz of new media? Interested in setting the online social scene for others? ong>Andong> making a profit doing so? Tap into the millions of MySpace users ong>andong> Facebook friends to create your own specialized social site In just seven days, identify your network niche; develop an inviting, interactive website; drive traffic ong>andong> membership; build profitable online advertising relationships; ong>andong> more Design an attractive, interactive social networking website using inexpensive, turnkey solutions that require no programming knowledge Define your community ong>andong> set the tone Offer interactive features including profile pages, member search options, media add-ons, ong>andong> more Generate traffic ong>andong> membership using search engine optimization, viral ong>andong> social marketing, ong>andong> other techniques Cash in on your site with proven, revenue-generating solutions Use included resources to stay on the cutting-edge Sign on for social networking success

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