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Anyone who lives in or near New York City drools when they see this book, with its detailed street maps overlaid with present day maps, lot lines, former property owners, extinct street names, land fill and historical narrative. This book is far and away one of the most comprehensive and intriguing descriptions of downtown Manhattan that has ever been put together. It is a complete mystery to me why there has never been a reissue of As You Pass By, even without the color (Courrier & Ives) plates. It would sell like hotcakes. I am constantly referring back to it. And since it was published originally in 1952, there has been considerable change in the "modern" city.

If you know someone with even a fleeting interest in early New York (a fanatical crew), you have come upon the perfect gift for that individual. But if you do give it as a gift, do not expect much conversation from the receipient for a considerable length of time.

If you agree that identifying and selecting the very best possible leaders for your organization is among your most important responsibilities, or, if you are a police officer seeking a higher level within your own police agency, then you need to read this book and keep it close at hand.

Assessment centers have gained a high degree of credibility in recent years as an objective, valid, useful and fair means of evaluating the qualifications, skills and abilities of persons for advancement within law enforcement.

Drawing on current knowledge and his own extensive experience, the author provides a thorough overview of the design and administration of an assessment center for police and fire personnel. This book looks at a variety of different assessment center exercises designed to elicit critical leadership and behavioral traits consistent with potentially successful leaders.

The book is skillfully crafted by the author with a three-fold goal in mind. First, for those who are planning on participating as a candidate in an assessment center. Secondly, it assists the reader who may be interested in using an assessment center as part of their selection process. Finally, it provides meaningful information to those who may simply be interested in obtaining more information about the process.

This work offers invaluable insight concerning the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for the selection of candidates for higher appointments. Topics include the advantages of an assessment center, typical assessment center exercises, design and administration, selection and training, candidate evaluation and scoring methods, preparation, and an overall summary. How or why an assessment center should be conducted and the manner in which candidates are evaluated by the assessors are among the many important features of this book. Concluding with numerous exercise plans, typical assessment center schedules, candidate evaluation and assessor feedback forms, this volume will serve as an excellent textbook in administrator preparatory programs.

Sample exercises and relevant grading forms are also included as well as detailed descriptions and diagrams provide basic planning considerations such as room layout.

The author leads the reader through a straightforward and well-written tour of the assessment center from start to finish. The book is well-scripted, easy to read and all of its concepts are well explained and effortless to follow.

The book includes chapters on typical assessment center exercises, design and administration, selection and training of assessors, candidate evaluation and scoring methods, how to prepare for an assessment center and detailed appendices that contain sample exercises, schedules and evaluation forms.

In summary, it pays, both as a candidate and, as a law enforcement executive, to know what to expect in an assessment center. From start to finish, this is a thoroughly researched, intelligently presented and easy to read work on the critical essentials in conducting an successful assessment center. It is a necessary reference for one of your most important responsibilities: selecting, or becoming, a future law enforcement leader for tomorrow.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book immensely. It took a lot of courage and unselfishness to share her private life with the world. I know it will be a blessing to many. It kept you on the edge of your seat wondering how she was going to get out of certain situations. Looking back, you know that God always had His hand on her life. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It's suspenseful, intriguing, it made me cry and laugh. I was totally absorbed in reading the book till the very end. Will there be a sequel?

Clear and straightforward style. Very good models for uplifting classroom instruction and creating a positive teaching environment.

I was skeptical about an osteologic atlas that only sold for $[money]. I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality, and immense (but uncluttered) detail found in this book. I don't know how the University of Saskatoon can produce such a nice book for such little money. The photographs are great and rival, if not surpass the quality found in other more expensive books. There are even some very unique perspectives which display their skeletal material from a new point of view.

Be aware, though, that this is truly an atlas. If you want a wordy book - find something else. Although there are short sections of text which clarify concepts, this is predominantly a well-labeled picture book.

I am using "An Atlas of Osteology" to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in skeletal anatomy, physical and forensic anthropology. I highly recommend it. Cheers to the University of Saskatoon on producing a great book!

I loved this "book." I say book in quotes because it is really a two-volume 1474-page legal treatise on the subject matter its title clearly indicates it covers. The book's Table of Contents reads as follows:

I. The Attorney-Client Privilege (ACP) [1-9]
II. The Work-Product Doctrine (WPD) [10-16]
III. Factor Common to both ACP & WPD [17-24]

1. Purpose & scope of the ACP
2. Standing
3. Elements of the ACP
>>A communication
>>Privileged persons
>>In confidence
>>For purpose of seeking or obtaining legal assistance
4. Waiver of the ACP
5. Exceptions to application of the ACP
6. Criminal convictions based on attorney testimony
7. Survival of the ACP
8. ACP in international context
9. Ethical concerns
10. Purpose of the WPD
11. Procedural matters
12. Elements of WPD
>>Documents & tangible things otherwise discoverable
>>Prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial
>>By or for another party or that party's representative
13. Qualifications on WPD
>>Substantial need
>>Unable to obtain substantial equivalent
>>Balancing need for information against WPD policies
14. Protecting attorney's mental impressions
15. Exceptions to the WPD
16. Waiver of the WPD
17. Underlying facts not privilege protected
18. Procedural issues
19. Deposing & testifying counsel
20. Waiver of privilege in government prosecutions or investigations
21. ACP & WWD in the Electronic Age
22. "Two strings to the bow" raising both ACP & WPD
23. Interplay between FOIA and ACP/WPD
24. Conclusion: Whither the privilege

For more than two years now I have been doing document review work in the discovery process regarding large class action lawsuits. Probably the most complex aspect of the work I do relates to identifying documents as protected by the ACP, WPD, or both. When I make such identification, then I have to document my beliefs in what is called a Privilige Log (see pages 1188-1215 for discussion of privilege logs). And that's why I purchased this book. It does a wonderful job helping me determine when, why, and how to document my findings regarding documents I see fit to include in a privilege log.

My favorite part of the book was Part III where the author covers Privilege Logs, "In Camera" Inspections, and The ACP/WPD in the Electronic Age. And I especially liked the deep coverage of various court cases cited. As a result the book sort of has the feel of a legal digest since it included many quotes from many cases on point.

I would have liked the book better if it had been organized a little differently. I think the material in Part III should have been moved to the front of the book so the reader can ease themselves into the book before facing the technical rules of ACP and WPD. I think summary chapters of both ACP and WPD should be added to Part III if it is to be moved to the front of the book. And then the ACP material in the current Part I can be moved to Part II. And the WPD material in the current Part II can be moved to Part III. The other thing this book needed was an index of terms. I can't go to the back of the book and look up "Privilege Log." No such index exists, and one should. But this book is quite a resource. 5 stars!

This book was very good. I learned things I could not even dream of! I enjoyed the pictures very much. I enjoyed them so much that I thought there should of been more pictures. But it was still a good book.

"Bark Structure of North American Conifers,
Technical Bulletin No. 1095, December 1954,
By Ying-Pe-Chang,
Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service,
86 Pages, booklet style paperback.
Published by United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C."

"An anatomical description of bark cells was first recorded in the 17th century, when Robert Hooke observed "cells" in cork and other tissues under the "magnifying" and published his discovery in 1665 in his Micrographia.

Founders of plant anatomy, such as Malpighi and Grew and their successors up to the late 19th century, were interested in studying stems as a whole rather than parts of them, but the material thy used was mostly from young branches....."

"..... In order to obtain a full picture of the native barks, a comparative study of a natural systematic group seems indispensable.
For this reason, the study reported here COVERED ALL THE NORTH AMERICAN GENERA AND INCLUDED THE COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES OF CONIFERS.
The project was approached with the following objectives:....."

[from the book of the introduction]

This book , together with 'Lights on Yoga' and 'More Lights on Yoga' by the same author is the perfect read for anyone who is interested in practical guidelines, rather than mere filosophy. The book is eminently practical, but at the same time written with a power, depth and even beauty, which leaves the reader breathless and it propels one firmly onto the path of Yoga before even realizing it. It is written as answers to questions asked by disciples and as such is relatively simple to read.

In 1892, a young woman checked into San Diego's finest luxury resort, the Hotel del Coronado. Acting strangely from the first, she increasingly attracted the mystified attention and sympathy of the hotel staff who watched her deteriorate physically and emotionally. Four days later, after the most violent storm in memory, she was found dead on the stairs outside the hotel. Beside her lay a handgun, and in her right temple was a bullet wound. She was never definitively identified, and the reasons for her stay, and her larger concerns, were never established. She remains forever "the Beautiful Stranger" whose ghost haunts the great hotel to this day. Ghostly events involving her are frequent, and often result in a sudden move (a "dead move") by occupants of her room, who are terrorized by flickering lights and curtains blowing when windows are closed, and other phenomena. The Heritage Department of the hotel has done a superb job putting this well-illustrated book together from various official records. I have found this book very useful in putting together a novel entitled "Dead Move: Sherlock Holmes and the Haunting Mystery of Coronado" (Clockower Books, 2007).