Elliott Books

If you institution conducts sponsored activity, this book will be a valuable resource and reference. A bit spendy, but thick.

The first comprehensive, authoritative text on research administration - from pre award to technology transfer. A must have for all institutions conducting research and sponsored projects.

Research administration has evolved over a 60+ year period, finally emerging as one of the most critically important professions securing the public trust's investment in intellectual development. This text symbolizes the evolution of the profession by providing finally a healthy and mature presentation of both the theory and practice of the profession itself. One of the remarkable features about this book is that it ably and quite comprehensively ties in vastly diverse disciplines allied with research administration. The text goes far beyond mere regulatory compliance and the "mechanics" of the profession. In essence, this is a text that educates and does not merely train. Finally there is a legitimate piece of intellectual yet practical literature in research administration that supersedes the three ring binder approaches that have been dominated the bookshelves for far too long. This text finally clarifies once and for all that research administration is an art and a science --- truly, a profession!

I was much looking forward to this book, but I found it remarkably disappointing, particularly considering the price. It was so sloppily put together it makes one wonder how these administrators would ever survive if their career depended on getting grants.

This is another in the Schaum's series that is excellent for review, good as a supplement and almost impossible to use as a stand-alone learning tool. The problems are all suitable for the (re)study of differential and integral calculus, they are worked out in enough detail and the coverage of two semesters of calculus is essentially complete. If you have taken calculus and did well in the course, then there is no better way to perform a quick brushing up of your skills. Other than that, using this book is problematical.

This is a great book for anyone who wants to learn or supplement his or her knowledge of the subject. I have used this book for my first year of college calculus and thanks to it I received an A, because of that I will continue to use it, it helps you understand the problems, but you actually have to think about them, you have to find out how equations are related and/or used, that is calculus, Calculus involves thinking if it didn't then anyone could be a physicist.

As I will be starting undergra engineering this fall(sept 00), I bought this book because I thought it would be a good supplement to my regular upper level calculus book from my senior year and thought it would be of some use in university. I really found this book to be a dissapointment(as well as shaums 3000 solved problems in calculus). The way the material is presented is not clear at all. The problem solutions are hardly presented in a way in which the reader can understand and learn from them. They just confuse the reader even more. As I have found with all Schaum's outlines and solved problems books, they are of poor quality and of no real use to anyone. Try Harcourt Brace Jovonovich calculus (search HBJ Calculus). It is much better

Es un libro excelente, que presenta en cada capítulo, una breve introducción teórica con los puntos más resaltantes y una cantidad de problemas resueltos de buen nivel de dificultad. Recomiendo a aquellas personas que se inician en el estudio del Calculo Infinitesimal

I am doing my book report on the story of The Search for Belle Prater. The author of this book is Ruth White. The genre of my book is realistic fiction.



The book starts of when Woodrow Prater realizes one day that her Grandma is missing. One day, on the coal-mining holler in Virginia, Belle Prater (the Grandma) mysteriously disappeared. When Woodrow got the news, he went searching for her for several weeks, but never found her. She has been missing for over a year but, on New Years Eve (Woodrow's birthday) gets an anonymous phone call telling where her mother might be, but hangs up in the middle of the conversation.


Woodrow eventually found where the call came from, so he goes searching again with his best friend and cousin, Gypsy. After that, they still didn't find her, but they did find a note. The search continues.



I enjoy this book very much. The reason it's a good book is because of the twists and turns that happen through the story. The book is suited for all ages 9 and above.

The follow-up book to Belle Prater's Boy was satisfying. While it wasn't quite as enchanting as the first book, it did intrigue and entertain this reader. I would recommend it to anyone who read the first book, although the new book summarizes the basic plot, so it's not completely a necessity. Great book!

One morning Belle Prater just disappeared from her Virginia mountain home leaving her son Woodrow and husband. Woodrow, now living with his grandparents, is driven to find his mother. Cousin Gypsy goes with him in the search. Along the way they meet some interesting people. This story seems to be too pat in some of the plot lines but the story will be welcomed by fans of Belle Prater's Boy. The mystery of Belle's disappearance is finally solved.

I was hoping to find the magic in this book that I found in its predecessor, Belle Prater's Boy. And while this one does have its moments (the dialogue is very well done), much of it seems forced. Gypsy and her cousin Woodrow take a bus trip to a nearby town in hopes of locating Woodrow's missing mother, Belle. The characters peopling the bus seem to be White's focus, rather than the main characters themselves. I feel the spark, mystery, and originality of the first book just isn't there for this one; it's still a good, quick read, but it's just not a worthy sequel.

I thought the content was good but the language that was used was a little hard to get used to.

If you're into pop bands, this is a must. Les knows what the reader wants: his life an adventures with the Bay City Rollers. And this is what you're going to get, tons of memories of fans, concerts and anecdotes of one of the more popular bands of the 70's. He got a big ego, but most of his rants are well argumented and I agree with him in a lot of his observations. Highly entertaining and recommended.

What an entertaining read! Les McKeown has been through a lot and shares it all in this book, which is at once hilarious, tragic, and eye-opening. He gives the inside scoop on his life as the frontman of the hysteria-inducing Bay City Rollers and beyond. Les shares the whole story with us - from his upbringing in Edinburgh, to his first forays into music, to teen idolatry in the Rollers, to the aftermath. His sense of humor remains intact and his take on life and his experiences is refreshing. He pulls no punches and seems like a pretty cool guy. Thanks for telling your story, Les!

OK, he wasn't my favorite Roller...but even I had to admit there was something about the devilish glint in Leslie McKeown's eye. His ego sometimes seemed bigger than the whole of Europe, so it's appropriate that he would be the Roller to come out with a book like this. I didn't know just how humble his beginnings were, and I have a lot more respect for him now. Leslie has a very natural, humorous style of writing and is a born storyteller. This kept me reading until I finished it in only 2 days. Even if you weren't a BCR fan, Leslie's book gives a good look into the realities of being a pop star in the 70s.

I found this book to be extremely patronizing in examples, premises and approach to categorizing problems.

NOT recommended, except possibly for those with little to no self-awareness.

Charles Elliott and Laura Smith collaborate to teach about parenting through the use of stories as the employ three families to take the reader on a journey toward improving themselves to become better, more effective parents. Each family present specific parenting problems: Debra and Quinton (the overprotective mother who blames her son's behavior problems on others and the son who constantly gets into trouble at school); Jennifer and Jerod (the mother who can't say no to her son and blames herself for his problems, and the son who faces a possible second stay in the detention center); Kenneth, Sally, Lindsey and Nick (Ken loves his wife and kids but is driving them away with his constant criticism and control, while Sally is ready to give up on their marriage, and their kids, Lindsey and Nick, retaliate with silence or sarcasm). Why Can't I Be The Parent I Want To Be? enables the readers to discover their own "schemas", their repetitive nature, and the power they wield as parents as its guides them toward self-understanding, self-acceptance, and innovative ways of changing both thought and behavior. By the time the last page is read and the book set down, the readers will have discovered how to be the parents that already exist in their hearts and hopes.

In Why Can't I Be the Parent I Want to Be?, the authors assure parents that they already know what to do, but oftentimes fail to do what they know is right. This is usually due to some emotional obstacle that prevents parents from following through on their good intentions. The authors do a great job in explaining why parents get caught up in these emotional struggles, how to recognize problems and learn to be the parent they want to be.

Though written by psychologists (and with a foreword written by psychologist John Rosemond), the book - while scholarly - is quite easily understood and is an enjoyable read. They use the stories of three families to teach the various principles, which is one thing that makes the book so enjoyable. While the stories of the three families may not be identical to our own, there is much we can all relate to in them.

This book is for any parent who welcomes a common-sense approach to parenting. It also helps parents to assess their parenting style and then gives practical suggestions for change when needed, how to set parenting goals, and specific ways of getting there. The authors use the word "schema" quite a bit. They say that schemas are what we all use to make sense of the world, and that schemas help people create meaning about who they are. Schemas categorize and organize information. Knowing what schemas are is helpful to parents, they say, so parents won't have to struggle to be the parent they want to be. It was fascinating to learn what schemas are, how they are formed, and how the knowledge of schemas can be of help in parenting.

I especially found Chapter Five helpful and interesting. Entitled "Beyond Insight, Preparing for Action," it tells how to take action after we've gained the insight we need as parents, and these actions help us to make meaningful changes in our parenting. There are more exercises in this chapter to do which are fun, and helps us to understand further what our goals are and what we need to do to reach them. I found it quite helpful and enlightening and definitely recommend others try it, too.

I enjoyed reading, and learning from, this book very much, and I know others will, too. It is thoughtfully, creatively written and useful for all parents.

This was a very helpful book for me! I am the parent of 4 very energetic kids and I have gone to many parenting classes and read lots of parenting books, all gave advice but I could never follow the advice. This book was written for the everyday parent in a language that even I can understand. They gave me advice and solutions to help control my temper and help me with some parenting advice that I really needed! My kids are more under control and listen to what I say! Thanks alot to the writers of this book! Me and my kids are doing alot better!

Barron's Guide to Law School has become like my bible. I take it with me everywhere and could look at it for hours on end. I just recently decided that law school is definately for me, and this book has helped tremendously. It contains many details about each school, things you may not even really care about. It also contains a sample LSAT test which is very helpful. The book also lists schools by region and maps them so you know exactly where each school is, and so if you know you want to go to school in a certain region, you can find out what schools are nearby. This book is a must for anyone considering law school.

I bought this book because it has a nice layout and seemed to have all of the necessary facts on ABA-approved law schools. Having gone through the application process, I realize that this book falls flat on several levels. To start with, some of the data is incorrect. For example, almost all of the application fees listed are less that they actually are. Also, there is very little context about the schools. For example, what is a school known for? Is it a large, ultra competitive environment, does it pride itself on cooperation and close-knit atmosphere, or somewhere in-between? A prospective student can make assumptions from the data alone, but contextual information rounds out the data. Further, admissions are mostly made on GPA & LSAT scores but there are no grids or numerical breakdowns; there are only median values. My best advice is to go to the LSAC's website and review the online version of the "Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools." This guide offers statistical data, school info, links to law schools, and data filtering tools so you can interactively track infomation relevant to you (e.g., your statistical chance of getting into a school based on your GPA & LSAT). Overall, it has a lot more to offer than the Barron's Guide.

I simply can't imagine trying to navigate the law school selection and application process without this book. It would be a bargain at several times the listed price.

To summarize the contents, it contains EVERYTHING.

Divided into five sections: Introduction (which explains methods of philosophical argument), Philosophy of Religion, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy of Mind and Ethics.

Each section explains the topic and gives various standpoints that have been taken, often with reference to the included bite-size excerpts (normally about 10 pages) of important writings by famous philosophers.

It is accessible to complete beginners, and makes the subject of philosophy much less dautning. The readings are convenient, and save you having to read through a philsopher's entire writing to get to the important bits.

The problems are
1. Sober sways readers to his own opinions on arguments that are far from conclusive.
2. He introduces his own terms - The 'Surprise Principle' and 'The Only Game in Town Fallacy' - Better if he used terms that are more widely accepted.
3. It is called 'Core Questions', but it is questionable whether either the issues of religion or the mind are questions in philosophy at all anymore, or if the former is part of theology and the latter science.

Still, useful introduction and more interesting and modern than the usual chronological introductions, like Copleston or Russell

My philosophy teacher brought that up, and our class snickered cynically. "Snickered cynically" - is that college kids for you, or what? Hey, maybe I (a college kid myself) am being cynical now. Touchez??

Seriously, this book is a great introduction to philosophical problems. The contents are divided into four major sections, aside from a brief section introducing the reader to deductive, inductive, and abductive arguments: 1). arguments for and against the existence of God, 2). Can we really know anything, and if so, how do we know it?, 3). How is the mind related to the body, and do we have free will?, and 4). Ethics. Sober takes an essentially unbiased approach to all arguments for and against each perspective concerning each topic. There are arguably exceptions, however - for instance, I received a hint of bias from Sober toward a functionalist/identity theorist account of mind and brain (although he did admit there seems to be something special about conscious experience, or "what it's like," that this type of explanation doesn't account for). Also, Sober is clearly against subjectivism in ethics (and I totally agree with him, here).

I think Sober's explanations of some concepts are more laborious than they need to be. I don't mean to sound flip, but I typed up a study guide (in complete sentences and paragraphs, mind you) in which I summarized between 50-60 pages of Sober's section on ethics into a nice 10-page, 12-font, single-spaced, packet.

I'm surprised Sober didn't devote any space for a lecture on consciousnes (i.e. qualia, etc.) in the section on philosophy of mind. This is easily one of the more difficult, and unresolved problems for scientists - I'd assume philosophers are still talking about it, too.

If you're interested in some philosophical issues, and aren't taking a university course for which a broadly-scoped textbook like this is mandatory, then you're likely going to want to seek out information more specified to your particular area of interest (i.e. philosophy of mind). However, if you'd like a basic "lay of the land" concerning the general questions modern philosophers explore, and the methods with which they attempt to do so, then this book is a welcome read.

Sober, an influential philosopher of biology and science at UW-Madison, offers a clear and intelligible introduction to philosophy in this book. Chapters on religion, ethics, epistemology, metaphysics et al., are all remarkably clear and cogently argued.

Just as valuable as Sober's lucid lectures are the sections of primary text that he liberally excerpts. Generous portions of Sartre, Plato, Descartes, and Mill make this text a good way to get a feel not only for the questions philosophers face, but the enormously varied styles with which they have approached and written about them.

This is another outing in the series Elliott Roosevelt wrote featuring his mother in a fictitious Nancy Drew-like role. Elliott was named for Mrs. Roosevelt's father, a sad and unlucky man, who had significant influence over his daughter's development. Elliott was, perhaps, the difficult child of the Roosevelt clan. He was notably entrepreneurial. When people criticized the Roosevelt children, Eleanor Roosevelt is purported to have said that the people elected only the president and that the presidential children had to make a living. It is believed that Elliott Roosevelt understood his mother's personality.

The book opens with a scene at the White House pool. Jimmy Farley, Missy LeHand, and Harry Hopkins are swimming with the President. Louis Howe never came into the water and the President never splashed him. That morning Eleanor Roosevelt had gone horseback riding with Lorena Hickcock.

A presidential dinner including Charles and Mary Beard, Upton Sinclair, Sam Rayburn, Cordell Hull, Carter Glass, and Robert LaFolette is described. Louis Howe learns of a problem of a possible suicide in the White House. He decides to let the President learn of the matter the following day. Perhaps a crime has been committed. The police seek to preserve the scene. There may be a need to lift finger prints. The deceased was on a congressional committee focused on banking regulation. Of special concern were auditing standards. Mrs. Roosevelt becomes convinced that it was not a suicide. Someone summoned the victim to the oval office from the dinner. It is not clear how the perpetrator left the office.

Mrs. Roosevelt visits the widow the following day. She is cautioned by her associates not to become sentimental just because the widow is pregnant. A locked room mystery is involved. The gun has been wiped clean. Colmer, the victim, had a saturnine personality. A number of celebrities are drawn into this tale, Sally Rand included. The book is nicely written and well paced.

The crime in this book is the classic murder in a room locked and bolted from the inside. The difference was that the room was the oval office of the White House. However, once it was noted that the locks in the room were old and unsophisticated, the solution to that problem was obvious. Like the other stories in this series, the most interesting aspects are the presence of other historical figures. J. Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson get slapped down by a crooked banker and there are cameo appearances by a junior officer named Dwight Eisenhower and a rising politician named Lyndon Johnson.
My greatest enjoyment from the book was engaging in idle speculation regarding the historical accuracy of the actions of the people other than the Roosevelts. It is quite possible that some of the events have a bit of historical accuracy. The mystery is ordinary and I solved it rather quickly. However, the other events kept me interested and I enjoyed the book anyway.

This is a mystery book that combines story with reality. The reality is the White House, its people, and events of 1930's. A very interesting way of learning history, through a mystery story which is told masterfully. If you like mystery and history books (tapes), this is for you.

Woody's did a great job of getting me a book in the condition that was indicated on the website. They stand behind their word.

ROBERT C BECKMAN HAS EXPLAINED THE THEORY VERY WELL. ITS APPLICATION TO INDIVIDUAL STOCKS IS ALSO VERIFIABLE. HATS OFF TO ROBERT AND THREE CHEERS TO ELLIOT. I READ THE INDIAN PAPERBACK EDITION AND FOUND IT RELEVANT. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ROBERT BECKMAN AS I FEEL THAT FURTHER STUDY OF THIS THEORY 'S APPLICABILITY TO INDIAN STOCK MARKET IS POSSIBLE AND I AM WILLING TO STUDY THE SAME. CAN I HAVE HIS EMAIL ADDRESS , PLEASE. MY NAME IS KUMAR D ADVANI AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS kadvani@bom7.vsnl.net.in

I have been fascinated with Elliott Wave theory for many years and am always looking for books explaining it. My biggest criticism of this book is the fact that it repeatedly talks about the fact that price movements are more often than not difficult to fit into Elliott theory. The author fails to actually show what we should be looking at in the charts to apply the theory to practice. He shows us a number of simple theoretical charts of possible price movements but it would have been a lot more helpful to go through wave analysis for an index in practice showing us the pitfalls to watch out for. Granted, price action is always unique but such examples would allow the reader the opportunity to understand the application of the theory. The writing style is also somewhat superior which started to grate on me.

Abrams' unflinching clarity, wisdom, brilliance, responsibility, and calm are equally evident in his writing and in his eyes (see book jacket). His book, rich with meticulously documented references and chapters organized with the grace of rivers flowing into the sea, held me in thrall; it was over too soon! (We love to read someone else's case for our existing opinions.)

After my own vain efforts to bridge the rift between Right and Left, observant and downright anti-religious, I had recently concluded that the anti-religious Left is a branch best left to die. Abrams addresses my conclusion. Liberals ignore this book at their peril. My burning questions: (1) From a theological perspective, wouldn't a non-anti-Jewish Christianity cease to be Christianity at all?, and (2) What is it -- a yeshiva education? -- that creates a person so clear-sighted, unrelentingly logical, and pleasantly articulate as the author?

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If anyone hadn't heard his name before, just a reminder, this author was the Assistant Secretary of State during the Reagan era. His book these reads like a report on Jewish life in illreverant America. While his argument on the state of Jewish idenity is well defended, (ie, like minimizing the religious aspect of the Jewish idenity and having major jewish organizations not supporting the religiously observant publically has lead to a loss of jewish poeple #s, etc.) it has some obvious flaws.

For example, he says that today's role of the Christian right and anti-semetism has been overexagerrated and feared by Jews. Great strides in the Christian-Jewish dialigoe has minimize hate teaching and proselytizing of jews by christian organizations. There is a great acceptance of Jews as senators,etc and other community leadership roles. And true, fundamentalists and evangetical organizations are no longer targeting jews per se and actually support Israel. But what is ignored is that they no longer have to directly. Why there are separate organizations that allow jews to do it to themselves. They are called Jews for Jesus and Messianic synagogues! There are over 100 messianic synagogues in Israel alone! Why no mention in the book? These outreach efforts are funded by the very evangetical organizations jews should not fear in allowing support to their religious political/educational agendas - in exchange of orthodox jewish ones.

Another example that struck me a bit off is the "abandonment" of the outreach to jews of mixed ethnic origins ("half" and "quarter" jews). Granted he does not say this directly, but he suggests money being more well spent in educating the remaining full jews from marrying outside the faith completely, regardless of a spousal conversion. To me this would be like jewish suicide, in denying the rest of the jewish population how they choose to idenify themselves as jews. If anything, jews of mixed ethnic or faith backgrounds need a special kind of sensitivity otherwise, they will deny their 'jewish self' all the more easily.

Lastly, there are divisions in the Jewish community on Israel due to their inability to create a peaceful solution with their neighbors, the Palestinians. Flag waving at the synagogues only help so much. The issue is not properly dealt with in this book which gives Abrams' book a false sense of authenticity.

Of course I recognize the problems Jews faced today. As a convert who has jewish relatives both though my step-father and now a jewish husband, I wonder how did I ever get into this mess! The jewish people have conflicts within their faith as well as outside of it, quite unique from say Irish or Italian american intermarriage to the protestants (though his comparisons to those groups are interesting). Identification with ourselves as a group must be more liberal that of the original torah. In this sense 'jewish survival' will depend more on the oral tradition of reinterpreting the original precepts of the jewish faith rather than the narrow view of jewish identification which he sees as the only way for Jews to exist as fully jews. And NO it does not mean that a Christmas tree needs to be put in a lobby of the Reform synagogue as he insinuates! Geez!

Despite 3000 years of history, Jews still argue over who is a Jew. Abrams addresses a lot of the issues surrounding this: Judaism as a religion vs. as a culture, intermarriage, et al. He also addresses how these ideas apply to American history, culture, and politics. To his credit, he states his biases up front, but he also does a good job backing up his assertions with surveys and anecdotes that, at least for me, resonated.

The book is well-written and an easy read, which is a compliment for a book with an academic tone. Abrams' analysis of the generational patterns of American Jews maintaining or losing their Jewish identity are quite right, and a must read for any Jew who wants Jewish grandchildren. Some of Abrams' arguments were less convincing.

Whatever your reaction to the book, the discussion will never end. (Insert your favorite Jewish mother or Jewish guilt joke here). This book represents a productive contribution to that discussion, and as such I recommend it to anyone who is concerned with personal or societal Jewish identity.