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KNDU187
Published in Paperback by PublishAmerica (2008-04-28)
Author: Nira Schwartz-Woods Ph.D.
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Fantastlic Story
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Review Date: 2008-07-10
I recently read KNDU187 and found it to be an exciting science fiction novel. It is not like all the other books on the market. It challenges you to think about the story line and where it may be headed. Even though it is set in the future, the people are real and feel like they could be your neighbors. Dr. White and his wife manage to communicate thru the gaming machines in a casino. See if you can figure out how they did this.

The story also involves the politics of the nation relative to the people as it always seems to do. It becomes clear that we are not all created equal. See who makes the final decision and who gets the benefits.

The book was written before NASA sent out their press release about the Sun. Make sure to read the NASA web sit as listed on the back cover of the book as it details the current thinking about the Sun and what may happen to it.

Dick

KNDU187
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-03
The book KNDU187 is considered in the Science Fiction genre.If you want to read a book with an interesting an mysterious plot this is the book to read. It has many secret plots to figure out in politics, science, and national missile defense. I enjoyed reading this interesting and mysterious novel. I think a Science Fiction fan would enjoy the interesting plots of the story.

Marian de Paula San Pedro, CA.

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Knock Wood
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Ballantine Books (1985-02-12)
Author: Candice Bergen
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The Quintessential American Sophisticate
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-12
Candice Bergen is a classy woman in a class of her own. Whether acting in a drama, comedy, TV or film, she is poised and warm. This 1984 autobiography chronicles her life as Hollywood royalty. Despite her glamorous upbringing Candice is down-to-earth and very much someone easy to like.

Candice has that rare gift of poise and style for very few
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2002-01-20
Candice Bergen has always handled herself with style. She is very much her father's daughter. Both of whom had reserved mannerisms, had difficulty of expression; yet had great admiration of one another.
Her bearing and appearance indicates that she is a lady. She has always been a rugged individualist with a sense of humor that could make one blush, Candice has a little-seen side that the public isn't privy to.
As I read her autobiography, although she is of my mother's generation, and I younger. Despite her father's vocation, although he was very, very accomplished, he was conservative. Which, is how he raised his two children. Like my life, she grew up privy of privileged. Attending Westlake School for Girls in Bel Air at a time when it still had a boarding school, which was abandoned not long after she graduated. Yet with many changes long ago, propriety still matters there. She went east to college. To my great surprise experienced the same thing as I did not very long ago. She studied art history, and had a passion for photography. She is infinitely sophisticated and is extremely knowledgeable about art and comedy. As she wrestled with the dilemma of leaving college without a degree. Candice has proven that having a college degree doesn't automatically mean a girl can step right into the job of her dreams.
To open the right doors, often what's needed is a business skill your prospective boss can use. And, as her motto of life is the old legend: "follow your bliss." Which, is great advice whatever someone chooses to do in life. One should never say, 'I might have, when they never even tried.' Candice appreciates life.

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The Knowledge Management Yearbook 1999-2000 (Knowledge Management Yearbook)
Published in Hardcover by Butterworth-Heinemann (1999-04-06)
Author: James Cortada
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A very useful overview
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Review Date: 2000-06-09
40 articles by leading writers on aspects of knowledge management. The book covers the nature of Knowledge, Knowledge based strategies, Knowledge Management (KM) and organizational learning, and tools techniques and processes. They are of a uniformly high standard.

This is a very valuable reference resource in what has become a rather incoherent field - with a welter of definitions and perspectives. The Yearbook is a well balanced and well organised guide to navigation to available resources that also contains a very well chosen selection of articles to cover the various aspects of knowledge management.

Most of the articles are directed either to clarifying important concepts - for example Karl-Eric Sveiby's article on Tacit Knowledge - or to improving some aspect of practice - for example Charlotte Roberts on 'Can We Talk?', which is concerned with conversational skills. There is a wealth of useful frameworks and tools and some very useful summaries of key concepts such as the transformation that occurs between explicit and tacit knowledge. The emphasis is on human aspects of knowledge management rather than the technological end, but both receive good consideration.

In order to test the coverage, I worked through as many relevant themes as I could think of and checked whether I could find something useful on each theme. The only ones I did not find were the relatively new concern with physical design of space to enhance knowledge creation and transfer (an important part of knowledge infrastructure), and discussion of group meeting techniques for building shared understanding. That's a pretty good coverage score.

Part 5 Knowledge Management References contains:

* reviews of significant articles, * a listing of useful internet resources, with brief commentary on the content of each, * a directory of KM organisations * a directory of periodicals dealing with KM * a glossary of terms associated with KM and * a set of quotations (this last no doubt included for the benefit of speakers at the innumerable seminars and workshops on KM!)

Up to date overview and startingpoint for getting into KM
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2000-04-25
As a student in Knowledge Engineering, assignment Knowledge Management I was searching for resources that could help me getting into Knowlege Management. The Yearbook 1999-2000 is a perfect starting point. All the main steps in managing knowledge are explained with articles from other books. By ordening the articles you can get a quick view on the ideas that are in the heads of the 'experts' of a specific subject

But that isn't the only asset of the book, it also gives a very usefull overview of companies, websites, journales etc. that are involved in knowledge management. A good roadmap to start your search for knowledge on knowledge management. And for the ones that are writing a thesis the set of quotations on Knowledge Management are a precious gift.

The Five Parts: 1) the nature of knowlege (what is Knowledge Management) 2)Knowledge Based Strategies (practice of Knowledge Management) 3)Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning (the direction knowledge management is going to, interesting for researcher and companies) 4) Knowledge Management Techniques (the tools that assist knowledge management, could be more in my humble opinion but are sufficient) and 5)Knowledge Management References (very intersting map of directions in knowledge management, very helpful for a beginner in knowledge management and writers of academic reports and thesi.) The Five Parts lead you into Knowledge Management and give enough pointers if your needs aren't satisfied. Mine were.

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Last Tales
Published in Hardcover by Putnam (1957-01-01)
Author: Isak Dinesen
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Great Tales By A Great Storyteller
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Review Date: 2008-05-28
Old-fashioned, elegant entertainment and first-rate literature in the bargain. These stories have the magic of fairytales (for grown-ups) and the wisdom of great art.

Last works of a master writer
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2001-10-25
More fictional than Out of Africa, more along the lines of Babette's Feast. Stories are set throughout Europe, sometimes in locales only hinted at through the character's names. Dinesen reminds me of the sudden twists in Borges or Edith Wharton's short stories. 340 pages, 12 stories.

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Law for the Horse Breeder
Published in Ring-bound by Linwood Enterprises, Inc. (1999-06-30)
Author: Kenneth, A. Wood
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Directed to horse people and their advisors for education.
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Review Date: 1999-02-19
This book was written to meet the needs of the market place where some of those unique horse problems occur. This book will help you deal with problems dealing with laws, taxes, and solving them in a straightford way.

The most important reference for every horse business
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Review Date: 1998-11-20
Avoiding legal and tax problems are important aspects of every horse business. This book, written by an attorney with input from many horsepersons, trainers, attorneys, equine instructors and CPAs, fully explains what a horse business must do to ensure that their business is not ruled a hobby. He fully explains recordkeeping, tax laws, legal considerations including liability and insurance, contracts and even estate planning. Sample forms for sales, leases, breeding and syndications are included. I can't recommend strongly enough that you obtain a copy of this book if you have or wish to start a horse business. You can't afford to run your business or talk to the IRS without this information.

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Leading Turnaround Churches
Published in Paperback by Churchsmart Resources (2001-09-14)
Author: Gene Wood
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Insightful Book!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-24
I was amazed at how accurately this book portrayed the challenges of turn-around churches - particularily smaller rural/small-town environements. The insights were spot-on with the reality of many pastors and churches that I have been involved with. Great book!

No nonsense wisdom for plateaued or declining churches
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-02-13
Plateaued churches become dying churches if they are not led by turnaround leaders. What are the characteristics of a turnaround pastor?

Turnaround pastor Gene Wood, in this no nonsense book, tackles the myth thatonly a gifted few pastor have what it takes turn around a plateaued or declining church. Wood contends that turnaround skills can be learned.

If you are pastoring or considering pastoring a turnaround church, we recommend this book. If you are on a pastoral search committee in a plateaued are not led by turnaround leaders. What are the or declining church, the whole committee should read this book so you will know what kind of pastor to look for.

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LearningWebs: Curriculum Journeys on the Internet
Published in Paperback by Prentice Hall (2001-09-10)
Authors: Michele Keating, Jon W. Wiles, and Mary Wood Piazza
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Out front
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Review Date: 2003-07-28
This little book is way out front in describing the future
of Internet-assisted lessons. We used it in our district with
great results. A must-have book for schools.

Packed with wonderful educational websites....
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Review Date: 2003-01-05
Although I had solely purchased this book for a college course, I can honestly say it is one book I will not be reselling. The amount of helpful sites located within the book have saved me countless hours on the Internet. Any educator would benefit from the 70+ pages of websites it offers. For the money, this was a [deal]!

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The Legend of Grey Ghost and Other Tales from the Maine Woods
Published in Hardcover by Authorhouse (2003-05)
Authors: Thomas K. Remington and Steven T.
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Excelent Book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-08-27
This book is about two hundred +/- written pages. If you had hunted as a kid like I had, or If you didn't have much of a father son relationship, or if you are just wanting to read a feel good book. This is the book for you. As you read this book so many thoughts go through your head. Like the time I see Grey Ghost or just the envy of the relationship of a father son, or the laughing so hard at reading of one chasing and whipping a bull moose through the Maine woods. You will be reading this book and the next thought you will realize that it has taken you into the Maine woods. This book was written so that everyone will enjoy it. As you read the last page of this book, you will have the same sad feelings that I had, this adventure is over. My only hope is this father son team will share somemore of their adventures. I'm sure when life gets me down and I need to get away. This book will be read again.

All people from Maine
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-23
This book was excellent! Even though I am not a hunter I think that anybody that grew up in Maine - or even New England should read it at some point. It is filled with tradition and will leave you wanting to be with family. I recommend this to anybody that has ever had an interest in the Maine woods.

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Lennon and McCartney For The Harp
Published in Spiral-bound by Hal Leonard Corporation (1998-06-01)
Author: Sylvia Woods
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Just Right
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-25
My daughter, 14 years old and playing harp since age 6, found these arrangements a great pleasure if somewhat of a challenge to master. Beatles music sounds surprisingly good on the harp and has the advantage of allowing her to accompany friends in non-classical repertoires. Sometimes it seems easier to practice tunes more contemporary.......
These are well arranged and suitable for high-intermediate (and above) harpers. Nicely done.

Sylvia Woods has done it again!
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-04
This volume includes forty-six fun arrangements of familiar Lennon and McCartney tunes. All are arranged for both lever and pedal harp. Some have only a few lever or pedal changes, while others are more involved. Chord symbols, all the words, and a discography are also included. This volume is highly recommended for intermediate to advanced students and professionals alike.

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Lessons from Mother Earth
Published in Hardcover by Groundwood Books (2002-03-13)
Author: Elaine McLeod
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Love it!
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Review Date: 2007-11-20
We love this book. It is one of my favorites. So sweet and beautiful. I want more like it.

A beautiful, charming children's picturebook
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-08
Lessons From Mother Earth is a beautiful, charming children's picturebook written by Elaine McLeod and featuring watercolor-style artwork by Colleen Wood. Tess is a young Native American girl whose grandmother teaches her about gardening and the bounty of Mother Earth. Lessons From Mother Earth is an enjoyable and gentle story about the inherent joy of working with the earth and bringing life from the soil.


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