Fundamentals of Project Management (Worksmart)

By James P. Lewis
Publisher: AMACOM

Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2002-02-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0814471323

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In today's time-based and cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. This classic book provides businesspeople with an excellent introduction to project management, supplying sound, basic information (along with updated tools and techniques) to understand and master the complexities and nuances of project management.

Clear and down-to-earth, this step-by-step guide explains how to effectively spearhead every stage of a project--from developing the goals and objectives to managing the project team--and make project management work in any company. This updated second edition includes:

* New material on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) * Do's and don'ts of implementing scheduling software * Coverage of the PMP certification offered by the Project Management Institute * Updated information on developing problem statements and mission statements * Techniques for implementing today's project management technologies in any organization--in any industry.

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Project Management for Mere Mortals(R)

By Claudia M. Baca
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Pages: 528, Date: 2007-07-05
ISBN-10 : 0321423453

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Praise for Project Management for Mere Mortals®

“Project Management for Mere Mortals is a must read for all project managers with responsibilities for large or small projects, regardless of industry or product. Baca has cleverly taken the (sometimes) difficult lexicon of project management and distilled it into easy-to-read, understandable concepts. Her case study examples lead Project Managers from Project Initiation through Project Close–and those between–with ease. In today’s growing discipline of Project Management, we must understand the potential hurdles and where to capitalize on prior knowledge. Baca is a Project Management guru. No person involved with the execution of projects should be without this book…ever.”

–Lisa Marie Jacobsen, CAPM, Project Manager, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

“Project Management for Mere Mortals is an excellent book for the beginning as well as the experienced project manager. At the elementary level, the concepts are clearly explained, and at the advanced level, hints and tips are explained that give new insight to the concepts. I especially liked the case studies that applied each chapter’s lessons.”

–Kaaren A. Walsh, PMP

“This book is an excellent learning tool for beginning Project Managers and a terrific resource for experienced Project Managers.”

–Janene A. Luders, PMP

Project Management for Mere Mortals® strips away the myths and mysteries of effective project management, giving you the skills, tools, and insights to succeed with your next project–and every project after that.

Long-time project manager and trainer, Claudia Baca, walks you through all five process groups of project management: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Baca examines each process group from the perspectives of the working project manager and team member, highlighting the organizational issues most likely to arise and offering proven solutions. For each process group, she presents tools you can start using right now–and demonstrates those tools at work in a realistic running case study.

This guide takes you from the absolute basics through advanced techniques, such as measures of performance and change control. You’ll learn how to

• Accurately scope projects and build workable timetables

• Create trustworthy budgets and use them to manage your project

• Organize work assignments for maximum efficiency

• Build project teams, and keep them motivated

• Intelligently assess quality goals, and decide “how good it has to be”

• Identify and mitigate the real risks your project will encounter

• Control changes and stay on track, no matter what surprises occur

• Close projects successfully, and learn lessons for future projects

• Gain crucial skills you’ll need for PMI certification

This book has been crafted to support professionals who are new (or almost new) to project management, as well as experienced project managers who want to handle complex projects and organizational politics more effectively. Whatever your role or assignment, it’s your fastest route to deep project management mastery.

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Assholes Finish First

By Tucker Max
Publisher: Gallery; First Edition edition

Date : September 28, 2010
Language: English | ISBN-10: 1416938745
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Assholes Finish First is hilarious in ways you will recognize from I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, and in other, newer ways you won't.

Of course it has all the sex and debauchery you expect from my writing, but with a twist.

You already know how I deal with women when I am poor and anonymous. You have no idea how I do it when I have money and fame.

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StrengthsFinder 2.0 By Tom Rath

By Tom Rath
Publisher: Gallup Press; 1 edition (February 1, 2007)

Language: English | ISBN-10: 159562015X
EPUB | 192 pages | 206 kb + 264 kb

How Full Is Your Bucket? (Gallup Press, 2004, Strengths Based Leadership (Gallup Press, 2009), and Wellbeing (Gallup Press, 2010) a book that features the new Wellbeing Finder assessment.

Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths.

To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in 2001 which ignited a global conversation and helped millions to discover their top five talents. In its latest national bestseller, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment, language of 34 themes, and much more (see below for details). While you can read this book in one sitting, you'll use it as a reference for decades.

Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this new book and accompanying website will change the way you look at yourself -- and the world around you -- forever.

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The Owner's Role in Project Risk Management

By Committee for Oversight and Assessment of
U.S.Department of Energy Project Management, National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press
Pages: 102, Date: 2005-03-10
ISBN-10 : 0309095182
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Effective risk management is essential for the success of large projects built and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), particularly for the one-of-a-kind projects that characterize much of its mission. To enhance DOE's risk management efforts, the department asked the NRC to prepare a summary of the most effective practices used by leading owner organizations. The study's primary objective was to provide DOE project managers with a basic understanding of both the project owner's risk management role and effective oversight of those risk management activities delegated to contractors.

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Project Management Professional (PMP) Role Delineation Study

By Project Management Institute
Publisher: Project Management Institute

Pages: 61, Date: 2000-10-01
ISBN-10 : 188041029X
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In 1999, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) conducted a role delineation study for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Examination. In addition to being used to establish the test specifications for the examination, the study describes the tasks (competencies) PMPs perform and the project management knowledge and skills PMPs use to complete each task. Each of the study’s tasks is linked to a performance domain (e.g., Planning the Project, etc.).

Each task has three components to it: what the task is, why the task is performed, and how the task is completed. The Project Management Professional (PMP) Role Delineation Study is an excellent resource for educators, trainers, administrators, practitioners, and individuals interested in pursuing PMP certification.

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A Short Course in Canon EOS 50D Photography

By Dennis P. Curtin
Publisher: ShortCourses.com

Pages: 166 Date: 2008-10-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1928873898
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This book/eBook package is your guide to getting more interesting and creative photos with the 15.1 megapixel Canon EOS 50D. It discusses every camera setting on this high-quality camera in a clear, well-illustrated style, with many integrated tips and QuickSteps, but it also does much more. You'll also learn the concepts of photography as you learn why and when you use specific settings, not just how to set them. You'll find that this guide helps you quickly master your camera so you'll be able to get the kinds of photos you had hoped for.

The printed edition of the book is black & white and has a well-liked spiral binding that lets the book lie flat or be folded back on itself.

The eBook edition of the book, available as an instant download or on a CD disc, is a printable and searchable full-color version of the same book in Adobe's popular PDF format. You can print it out in whole or part in high resolution, and read it on a PC or Mac using the free Acrobat Reader, or any up-to-date Web browser.

This eBook also includes clickable links to 50 or so animations, movies and other resources that illustrate the core concepts of digital photography such as exposure compensation, lens focal lengths, histograms, and much, much more. (To use these animations you do need an Internet connection.)

Just some of the things you'll learn in this book are how to take pictures in fully automatic point and shoot mode and how your camera captures digital images; how to play back and manage your images; how to use buttons, dials, and menus; control image size and quality, including using the popular and high-quality RAW format; shoot continuously; use all of the camera's exposure modes and exposure controls to get photos that show the scene exactly as it is, or as you want to interpret it; use histograms for the best possible exposures; see how to control sharpness in your photographs; and how to use focus, depth-of-field, sharpness, softness, and blur creatively. Learn all about light and color and how to take advantage of them.

Understand how they change throughout the day and seasons, how they're affected by the weather, and how light's direction and quality affects highlights and shadows. See how to set white balance to capture colors the way you see them. Learn how to use your zoom lens creatively when photographing scenery, interiors, people, and very small subjects. See how to creatively use the built in, and optional external flash, indoors and out and in good light and bad, and how to use studio lighting for product shots and portraits. Explore little known but essential flash techniques such as fill and slow sync flash. Finally, see how to use Live View, continuous photography, picture styles, and remote control photography; customize the camera to better suit your shooting style; and care for your camera.

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Makers: A History of American Studio Craft

By Janet Koplos, Bruce Metcalf
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

Pages: 544, Date: 2010-07-15
ISBN-10 : 0807834130
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Here is the first comprehensive survey of modern craft in the United States. Makers follows the development of studio craft--objects in fiber, clay, glass, wood, and metal--from its roots in nineteenth-century reform movements to the rich diversity of expression at the end of the twentieth century.
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More than four hundred illustrations complement this chronological exploration of the American craft tradition. Keeping as their main focus the objects and the makers, Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf offer a detailed analysis of seminal works and discussions of education, institutional support, and the philosophical underpinnings of craft. In a vivid and accessible narrative, they highlight the value of physical skill, examine craft as a force for moral reform, and consider the role of craft as an aesthetic alternative.

Exploring craft's relationship to fine arts and design, Koplos and Metcalf foster a critical understanding of the field and help explain craft's place in contemporary culture. Makers will be an indispensable volume for craftspeople, curators, collectors, critics, historians, students, and anyone who is interested in American craft.

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Amphotos Guide to Digital Black and White Printing: Techniques for Creating High Quality Prints

By George Schaub
Publisher: Amphoto Books

Pages: 160, Date: 2005-06-13
ISBN-10 : 0817470719
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•Shows photographers how to use digital printing techniques to create masterful black-and-white images
•Digital printing is replacing the darkroom-everyone who shoots in black and white needs to know these specialized techniques

Everybody's shooting in black and white-for weddings, for studio work, for portraits and family pictures, and anything that looks great with a classic, documentary style. Digital cameras make it easier to shoot in black and white, but many photographers are struggling to create the sharp, crisp, timeless look of great pictures in this medium. They need Amphoto's Guide to Digital Black and White Printing. From new digital ways to perform traditional darkroom techniques (such as exposure, burning and dodging, and highlight control) to handling duotones, hue saturation, and even "hand coloring" effects...it's all here, in black and white.

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The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe

By Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Pages: 406, Date: 2005-09-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521607744
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What difference did printing make? Although the importance of the advent of printing for the Western world has long been recognized, it was Elizabeth Eisenstein in her monumental, two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition provides a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. After summarizing the initial changes, and introducing the establishment of printing shops, it considers how printing effected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. First Edition Hb (1984) 0-521-25858-8 First Edition Pb (1984) 0-521-27735-3



Although the importance of the advent of printing for the Western world has long been recognized, it was Elizabeth Eisenstein, in her monumental, two-volume work, The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe, who provided the first full-scale treatment of the subject. This illustrated and abridged edition gives a stimulating survey of the communications revolution of the fifteenth century. After summarizing the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, it goes on to discuss how printing affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the rise of modern science. This new edition includes a new essay discussing recent controversies provoked by the first edition and reaffirms the thesis that the advent of printing entailed a communications revolution. Fully-illustrated and annotated, the book argues that the cumulative processes set in motion with the advent of printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.

• New afterword that considers some of the controversial issues that have been raised since the emergence of the new academic field of ‘book history’ • Restoration of the footnotes and sources, along with bringing the sources up to date • Still the only book that provides a historically grounded account of the fifteenth-century communications revolution in western Europe

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The Science of Programming Matrix Computations

By Robert A. van de Geijn, Enrique S. Quintana-Ortí
Publisher: Lulu

Pages: 128, Date: 2008-01-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: B002ACZE8E
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The Formal Linear Algebra Methods Environment (FLAME) encompasses a methodology for deriving an algorithm for a dense linear algebra operation hand-in-hand with its proof of correctness as well as an approach to represent (and code) the resulting algorithm.

This books reviews the foundations of FLAME: the derivation methodology, the notation, and the high-level Application Programming Interfaces, which are applied to basic linear algebra operations as well as operations for the solution of linear systems.

While the text targets the novice, its emphasis on high performance algorithms should also be of interest to the expert.

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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

By Steven Johnson
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

Pages: 336, Date: 2010-10-05
ISBN-10 : 1594487715 epub, 494kb 

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One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from?

With Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson pairs the insight of his bestselling Everything Bad Is Good for You and the dazzling erudition of The Ghost Map and The Invention of Air to address an urgent and universal question: What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? Answering in his infectious, culturally omnivorous style, using his fluency in fields from neurobiology to popular culture, Johnson provides the complete, exciting, and encouraging story of how we generate the ideas that push our careers, our lives, our society, and our culture forward.

Beginning with Charles Darwin's first encounter with the teeming ecosystem of the coral reef and drawing connections to the intellectual hyperproductivity of modern megacities and to the instant success of YouTube, Johnson shows us that the question we need to ask is, What kind of environment fosters the development of good ideas? His answers are never less than revelatory, convincing, and inspiring as Johnson identifies the seven key principles to the genesis of such ideas, and traces them across time and disciplines.

Most exhilarating is Johnson's conclusion that with today's tools and environment, radical innovation is extraordinarily accessible to those who know how to cultivate it. Where Good Ideas Come From is essential reading for anyone who wants to know how to come up with tomorrow's great ideas.

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Evolution in Action: Case studies in Adaptive Radiation, Speciation and the Origin of Biodiversity

By Matthias Glaubrecht
Publisher: Springer, Pages: 586, Date: 2010-07-29

ISBN-10 : 3642124240
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We have come a long way towards better understanding how new species originate, i.e. speciation, which long remained Darwin’s “mystery of mysteries.” Since speciation is the underlying mechanism for radiations, it is the ultimate causation for the biological diversity of life that surrounds us.

Without a doubt, Charles Darwin’s contribution to our understanding of the origin of biodiversity cannot be overestimated. This book is a contribution to both the Darwin Year we celebrated in 2009 and to the Year of Biodiversity and Conservation 2010.

The studies and model cases presented show the progress and dynamics of research based on Darwinian theories and sheds light on its implications in the context of current biodiversity crises. The great importance of adaptive (and non-adaptive) radiations for biodiversity is widely accepted, but our understanding of the processes and mechanisms involved is still limited and generalizations need to be based on the accumulation of more evidence from additional case studies.

The studies presented in this volume are those urgently needed and focus on a variety of organisms and different aspects of radiations. The scientific results presented therein are excellent examples not only of evolution in action, but also of active research on evolutionary processes and their most apparent outcome – biodiversity.

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Handbook of Research on Computational Methodologies in Gene Regulatory Networks

By Sanjoy Das, Doina Caragea, Stephen M. Welch, William H. Hsu
Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference

Number Of Pages: 710
Publication Date: 2009-11-02
ISBN-10 : 1605666858
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Recent advances in gene sequencing technology are now shedding light on the complex interplay between genes that elicit phenotypic behavior characteristic of any given organism. In order to mediate internal and external signals, the daunting task of classifying an organisms genes into complex signaling pathways needs to be completed. The Handbook of Research on Computational Methodologies in Gene Regulatory Networks focuses on methods widely used in modeling gene networks including structure discovery, learning, and optimization. This innovative Handbook of Research presents a complete overview of computational intelligence approaches for learning and optimization and how they can be used in gene regulatory networks.

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Service Engineering: European Research Results

Service engineering is increasingly posing challenges to traditional software engineering methodologies including specification,

modeling, architecture, and verification, just to name a few. On the other hand, the latest advancements in software engineering are continuously leveraged in Service Engineering research, especially in the design and implementation of service-oriented systems.

Several mutual impacts between service engineering and software engineering could be observed in the last decade, and many research efforts have been devoted to the field. However, in spite of the considerable efforts and significant contributions, few have attempted to summarize the research results systematically.

This book aims at introducing the state of the art of service engineering based on the research results achieved in European projects. A coherent series of use cases from the telecommunication field have been carefully designed and serve as a motivating case study for all contributions. By extensively summarizing the state of the art, this book offers an evident view of the current state of research in service engineering.

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Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography

By Ron Boschma, Ron Martin
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub

Pages: 559, Date: 2010-10
ISBN-10 : 1847204910

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This wide-ranging Handbook is the first major compilation of the theoretical and empirical research that is forging the new and exciting paradigm of evolutionary economic geography.

The book's distinguished contributors set out the theoretical, methodological and empirical foundations of an evolutionary perspective on the economic landscape. In so doing, they explore the interplay between organizational dynamics, industrial dynamics and space; analyse the nature and spatial evolution of networks; address the evolution of institutions in territorial contexts; and explore the evolution of agglomerations and clusters.

This original reference work will undoubtedly play an important and formative role in influencing the future research agenda of evolutionary economic geography. It will strongly appeal to scholars, researchers and students in economic geography, regional economics, evolutionary economics, industrial economics, management and organizational studies, and related fields.

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How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine, Fourth Edition

By Trisha Greenhalgh
Publisher: BMJ Books

Pages: 256, Date: 2010-06-01
ISBN-10 : 1444334360
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How to Read a Paper describes the different types of clinical research reporting, and explains how to critically appraise the publications. The book provides the tools to find and evaluate the literature, and implement the findings in an evidence-based, patient-centered way. Written for anyone in the health care professions who has little or no knowledge of evidence-based medicine, it provides a clear understanding of the concepts and how to put them into practice at the basic, clinical level.

Changes for the 4th edition
The fourth edition will include two new chapters on important developments in health care research and delivery, but otherwise retains its original style, size, and scope.

* New chapter on quality improvement – describing papers on quality improvement projects using ebm methods; this will extend the readership to non clinical health care professionals working in hospitals and family practice, and to nurse specialists and practice nurses working in this field
* New chapter on complex interventions - how to set up research projects involving both qualitative and quantitative methodology (known as mixed methods)
* Thorough revision and updating of existing chapters and references
* New illustrations – diagrammatic representations of ebm concepts

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Pre-hospital Obstetric Emergency Training

By Advanced Life Support Group
Publisher: BMJ Books

Pages: 224, Date: 2010-01-19
ISBN-10 : 1405184752
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The Pre-hospital Obstetric Emergency Training (POET) programme provides an introduction to the obstetric patient and the anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy (including interpretation of patient-held records and rapid assessment of the obstetric patient).

It includes clear definitions and describes risk factors, diagnosis and pre-hospital management of significant problems that occur in both early and late pregnancy and the immediate postnatal period. These are all situations that the pre-hospital practitioner may attend.

This text and the accompanying integrated on-line and ‘hands on’ course will help practitioners identify and manage a range of time-critical obstetric emergencies specifically in the pre-hospital setting, and provides a structured examination and assessment technique as an aid to determining what treatment should be provided before transport, as well as when and how urgently transport should be initiated.

POET is of relevance to paramedics, ambulance staff, doctors, and nurses working in the emergency pre-hospital setting and to midwives facilitating home births. It will also be of considerable value to medical and nursing practitioners working in Emergency Departments and unscheduled care settings where immediate access to skilled obstetric assistance is not available.

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How to Succeed at Medical School: An Essential Guide to Learning

By Dason Evans, Jo Brown
Publisher: BMJ Books

Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2009-04-13
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405151390
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Can you adapt to the wide variety of learning environments in medicine?

Can you learn for exams at the same time as training to be a doctor?

Can you stay focused on the future while getting today’s job done?

Can you achieve a life-work balance?

How to Succeed at Medical School will help you learn these vital skills, and much more.

This excellent guide to the study skills essential for surviving and thriving at medical school gives you insight into what to expect, covering the early days right through to clinical attachments.

With case studies, illustrations, quotes from other students, tip boxes, exercises, portfolios, and learning techniques to help you communicate and to study and revise — it’s jam-packed to help you succeed!

Written by experienced medical school teachers, this is your guide from the start of medical school to the start of your medical career.

Pre-publication reviews:

"… I learned a lot, found the enthusiasm of the text motivating and inspiring and really enjoyed reading it."
–Second year medical student, Royal Free and UCL

"I just wish this book had been available when I started my clinical placements."
–Second year medical student, University of Liverpool

"It helps aid students to learn effectively and efficiently and even tells you how you will know when you know enough!"
–Professor Parveen Kumar

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Alfresco 3 Business Solutions (with code)

Publisher: P.ac.k.t Publis.hing 2011
608 Pages | ISBN: 1849513341

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* Practical implementation techniques and guidance for delivering business solutions with Alfresco
* Deep practical insights into the vast possibilities that exist with the Alfresco platform for designing business solutions.
* Each and every type of business solution is implemented through the eyes of a fictitious financial organization - giving you the right amount of practical exposure you need.
* Packed with numerous case studies which will enable you to learn in various real world scenarios.
* Learn to use Alfresco's rich API arsenal with ease.
* Extend Alfresco's functionality and integrate it with external systems.


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Alfresco is the renowned and multiple award winning open source Enterprise content management system which allows you to build, design and implement your very own ECM solutions. It offers much more advanced and cutting edge features than its commercial counterparts with its modularity and scalability. If you are looking for quick and effective ways to use Alfresco to design and implement effective and world class business solutions that meet your organizational needs - Your search ends with this book.
Welcome to Alfresco 3 Business Solutions - Your practical and easy to use guide which, instead of teaching you just how to use Alfresco, teaches you how to live Alfresco. It will guide you through implementing real world solutions through real world scenarios. Each ECM problem is treated as a separate case study and has its own chapter, enabling you to uncover the practical aspects of an ECM implementation. You want more than just the theoretical details - You want practical insights to building, designing and implementing nothing less than world class business solutions with Alfresco - and Alfresco 3 Business Solutions is your solution.
This practical companion cuts short the preamble and you dive right into the world of business solutions with Alfresco.
Learn all techniques, basic and advanced, required to design and implement different solutions with Alfresco in easy and efficient ways. Learn all you need to know about Document Management, Records Management- the lot. Connect Alfresco with directory servers. Learn how to use CIFS and troubleshoot all types of problems. Migrate data when you have an existing network drive with documents and want to merge them into Alfresco. Implement Business Process Design Solutions with Swimlane diagrams. Easily extract content from Alfresco and build mashups in a portal like Liferay. Gain insights into mobile access and email integration.
This book will teach you to implement all that and more, in real world environments.

What you will learn from this book

* High level requirements for the initial phase of your ECM implementation.
* Hook up Alfresco to directory servers for authentication and synchronization of user and group information
* Integrate and manage mobile and email content in Alfresco
* Learn business process automation and workflows.
* Design different types of Business Process Implementation Solutions
* Integrate different applications in Alfresco with Enterprise Application Integration Solutions
* Aggregate and extract content from many sources of information in the enterprise in a portal like Liferay
* Set up a development environment and a Release Process when implementing extensions
* Implement your very own custom authenticators for authentication with all kinds of different systems
* Easily design and implement Document Management and Records Management.
* Learn all you need to know about content models in Alfresco
* Set up your own custom made content models

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Work Accommodation and Retention in Mental Health

By Izabela Z. Schultz, E. Sally Rogers
Publisher: Springer

Pages: 480, Date: 2010-11-01
ISBN-10 : 1441904271

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Growing interest in the field of mental health in the workplace among policy makers, clinicians, and researchers alike has been fueled by equal employment rights legislation and increasing disability statistics in mental heath.

The importance of addressing this topic is underscored by the fact that depression now ranks second on the hierarchy of occupational disabilities. The problem is compounded by a host of factors, including major difficulties in job retention and productivity experienced by persons with mental health disabilities; younger age and higher education of persons with mental health problems; and labor shortages and an aging workforce in many industrialized countries.

In addition, particularly in the United States, the vocational needs of army veterans returning from duty with mental health disorders require system-based solutions and new rehabilitation approaches.

The pressure created by these powerful legislative, societal, and economic forces has not been matched by the state of evidence-based practices in the field of employment retention and job accommodation in mental health. Current research evidence is fragmented, limited in scope, difficult to access, and adversely affected by the traditional divide between the fields of psychiatry and psychology on one hand and interdisciplinary employment research and practices on the other. As a result, policy makers, employers, disability compensation systems, and rehabilitation and disability management professionals have been left without a critical "how to" evidence-informed toolbox for occupational practices to accommodate and retain persons with mental health disabilities in the workplace. Currently, no single source of knowledge and research evidence exists in the field that would guide best practices. Yet the need for workplace accommodations for persons with mental health disabilities has been growing and, based on epidemiological trends, is anticipated to grow even more in the future. These trends leave physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, vocational rehabilitation professionals, disability managers, human resource professionals, and policy makers poorly prepared to face the challenge of integrating and maintaining persons with mental health disabilities in the workplace.

The aim of the Handbook is to close the gap between the needs of the professionals and networks that work with or study persons with mental heath disorders in an employment context and the actual knowledge base in the field. The Handbook will be written in language that can easily be understood by readers representing a multitude of disciplines and research paradigms spanning the mental health, rehabilitation, and employment fields of inquiry.

The Handbook will contribute an integration of the best quantitative and qualitative research in the field, together with experts’ consensus, regarding effective work retention and accommodation strategies and practices in mental health. The book will consist of five major sections, divided into chapters written by recognized experts in these areas.

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Dictionary of Rheumatology

By Jozef Rovensky, Juraj Payer, Roy Clague, Manfred Herold, Milan Bayer, Helena Tauchmannová, Miroslav Ferencik, Zdenko Killinger

Publisher: Springer
Pages: 230, Date: 2009-01-21
ISBN-10 : 3211685847

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Rheumatic Diseases and Osteoporosis are very common diseases. Recently the prevalence of Arthritis among American citizens is documented with 20%. This dictionary provides a comprehensive list of common terms and definitions in clinical rheumatology and osteology.

It contains systematical descriptions selected from diseases of the locomotor apparatus, including osteoporosis, and important laboratory findings with special reference to the immunological parameters, which are essential for a correct definition of rheumatologic disorders.

Another focus is placed on general principles of the pharmacological treatment, including Biologicals and modern therapy.

The book also provides information about the individual disorders from the field of mineral metabolism and metabolic osteopathy’s, and covers basic issues of rheumatic surgery as well as general entries from the fields of physical medicine and physiotherapy, including a system of functional assessment.

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The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy

By Barry R. Weingast, Donald Wittman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Pages: 1093
Date: 2008-08-15
ISBN-10 : 0199548471
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Over its long lifetime, "political economy" has had many different meanings: the science of managing the resources of a nation so as to provide wealth to its inhabitants for Adam Smith; the study of how the ownership of the means of production influenced historical processes for Marx; the study of the inter-relationship between economics and politics for some twentieth-century commentators; and for others, a methodology emphasizing individual rationality (the economic or "public choice" approach) or institutional adaptation (the sociological version).

This Handbook views political economy as a grand (if imperfect) synthesis of these various strands, treating political economy as the methodology of economics applied to the analysis of political behavior and institutions.

This Handbook surveys the field of political economy, with fifty-eight chapters ranging from micro to macro, national to international, institutional to behavioral, methodological to substantive. Chapters on social choice, constitutional theory, and public economics are set alongside ones on voters, parties and pressure groups, macroeconomics and politics, capitalism and democracy, and international political economy and international conflict.

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The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated

By Timothy Ferriss
Publisher : Crown

Pages: 416, Date: 2009-12-15
ISBN-10 : 0307465357, 7Z | EPUB | HTML | 3.4 MB

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More than 100 pages of new, cutting-edge content.
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan–there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint.

This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:
•How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per month and 4 hours per week
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The new expanded edition of Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek includes:
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Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order

By Robert Gilpin, Jean M. Gilpin
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Pages: 416, Date: 2001-02-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 069108677X
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This book is the eagerly awaited successor to Robert Gilpin's 1987 The Political Economy of International Relations, the classic statement of the field of international political economy that continues to command the attention of students, researchers, and policymakers.

The world economy and political system have changed dramatically since the 1987 book was published. The end of the Cold War has unleashed new economic and political forces, and new regionalisms have emerged. Computing power is increasingly an impetus to the world economy, and technological developments have changed and are changing almost every aspect of contemporary economic affairs. Gilpin's Global Political Economy considers each of these developments.

Reflecting a lifetime of scholarship, it offers a masterful survey of the approaches that have been used to understand international economic relations and the problems faced in the new economy.

Gilpin focuses on the powerful economic, political, and technological forces that have transformed the world. He gives particular attention to economic globalization, its real and alleged implications for economic affairs, and the degree to which its nature, extent, and significance have been exaggerated and misunderstood. Moreover, he demonstrates that national policies and domestic economies remain the most critical determinants of economic affairs. The book also stresses the importance of economic regionalism, multinational corporations, and financial upheavals.

Gilpin integrates economic and political analysis in his discussion of "global political economy." He employs the conventional theory of international trade, insights from the theory of industrial organization, and endogenous growth theory. In addition, ideas from political science, history, and other disciplines are employed to enrich understanding of the new international economic order. This wide-ranging book is destined to become a landmark in the field.

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Crime and Justice: 1750-1950

By Barry S. Godfrey, Paul Lawrence
Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)

Pages: 208, Date: 2005-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1843921170
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This book provides an introductory text for students taking courses in recent criminal justice history. Chapters cover the key issues central to an understanding of the historical background to the current criminal justice system, covering the crime of murder, the emergence, establishment and development of the police, crime and criminals, criminals and victims, the courts and punishment, women and children, and surveillance and the workplace.

In addressing each of these issues and developments the authors explore a range of historiographical and criminological debates that have arisen, looking at the ways in which the disciplines of criminology and history are converging, and offering new perspectives on both modern and historical.

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Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary | PDF File

By Gerald Hill, Kathleen Hill, Editors Of Nolo
Publisher: NOLO, Berkeley, California

Pages: 477, Date: 2009-05-29
ISBN-10 : 1413310370
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Learn the language of the law, without the legalese!
Open the average law dictionary and chances are you'll feel more confused than before you read a word. Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary is different. From "abrogate" to "zero tape", we've cut down on the Latin and defined common (and some not-so-common) terms you can really use to understand and access the law.

Set aside those dusty, outdated law dictionaries! Written for the 21st century, this essential reference contains complete definitions of the legal terms you need today. If you're a law student, paralegal, accountant, small business owner or librarian -- anyone whose work or life touches the law -- this fully up-to-date A to Z guide puts access to the law into your hands.

Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary contains 3,800 plain-English legal definitions, including many newly coined terms you'll find online and off, such as "typosquatting" and "patent troll". Of course, if you need definitions for legal standards -- even when they're in Latin -- you'll find those here too. Plus, find a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America for your reference in the pages following the complete list of definitions.

Paralegals and legal assistants held approximately 238,000 jobs in 2006, and employment in these fields is expected to grow 22% between 2006 and 2016. Additionally, more than 150,000 students were enrolled in law school for academic year 2007-2008.

Nolo, the nation's oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses, now offers students, paralegals, accountants--and anyone whose work or life touches on the law--a complete and up-to-date legal dictionary. Containing all of the newly minted terms including "patent troll", "typosquatting" and "pet trust", the book will earn a rapid and reliable spot on the shelves of libraries and non lawyers everywhere.

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PDF For Crime Reconstruction

By W. Jerry Chisum, Brent E. Turvey
Publisher: Academic Press

Pages: 616, Date: 2006-10-16
ISBN-10 : 0123693756
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Crime Reconstruction is a working guide to the interpretation of physical evidence, designed for the forensic generalist and those with multiple forensic specialties. It was developed to aid these forensic reconstructionists with the formulation of hypotheses and conclusions that stay within the known limits of forensic evidence.

Crime Reconstruction begins with chapters on the history and ethics of crime reconstruction, and then shifts to the more applied subjects of general reconstruction methods and practice standards. It concludes with chapters on courtroom conduct and evidence admissibility, to prepare forensic reconstructionists for what awaits them when they take the witness stand.

Crime Reconstruction is a watershed collaborative effort by internationally known, qualified and respected forensic science practitioners with generations of case experience. Forensic pioneers such as John D. DeHaan, John I. Thornton, and W. Jerry Chisum contribute chapters on arson reconstruction, trace evidence interpretation, advanced bloodstain interpretation, and reconstructionist ethics. Other chapters cover the subjects of shooting incident reconstruction, interpreting digital evidence, staged crime scenes, and examiner bias. Rarely have so many forensic giants collaborated, and never before have the natural limits of physical evidence been made so clear.

* Contains the first practice standards ever published for the reconstruction of crime
* Provides a clear ethical canon for the reconstructionist
* Includes groundbreaking discussions of examiner bias and observer effects as they impact forensic evidence interpretation
* Ideal for applied courses on the subject of crime reconstruction, as well as those teaching crime reconstruction theory within criminology and criminal justice programs

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Integrated Design of Multiscale, Multifunctional Materials and Products

By David L. McDowell, Jitesh Panchal, Hae-Jin Choi, Carolyn Seepersad,
Janet Allen, Farrokh Mistree1856176622

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 392
Publication Date: 2009-11-02
ISBN-10 : 1856176622
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Integrated Design of Multiscale, Multifunctional Materials and Products is the first of its type to consider not only design of materials, but concurrent design of materials and products. In other words, materials are not just selected on the basis of properties, but the composition and/or microstructure iw designed to satisfy specific ranged sets of performance requirements.

This book presents the motivation for pursuing concurrent design of materials and products, thoroughly discussing the details of multiscale modeling and multilevel robust design and provides details of the design methods/strategies along with selected examples of designing material attributes for specified system performance.

It is intended as a monograph to serve as a foundational reference for instructors of courses at the senior and introductory graduate level in departments of materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and civil engineering who are interested in next generation systems-based design of materials.

Key Features:

* First of its kind to consider not only design of materials, but concurrent design of materials and products.

* Treatment of uncertainty via robust design of materials

* Integrates the "materials by design approach" of Olson/Ques Tek LLC with the "materials selection" approach of Ashby/Granta

* Distinquishes the processes of concurrent design of materials and products as an overall systems design problem from the field of multiscale modeling

* Systematic mathematical algorithms and methods are introduced for robust design of materials, rather than ad hoc heuristics--it is oriented towards a true systems approach to design of materials and products

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Common Purpose: How Great Leaders Get Organizations to Achieve the Extraordinary

By Joel Kurtzman
Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2010-03-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470490098
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From one of the most respected names in business and leadership, a rare look at the specifics of how great leaders achieve "common purpose" and success within their organizations.

What is common purpose? It is that rare, almost-palpable experience that happens when a leader coalesces a group, team or community into a creative, dynamic, brave and nearly invincible we. It happens the moment the organization's values, tools, objectives and hopes are internalized in a way that enables people to work tirelessly toward a goal. Common purpose is rarely achieved. But Kurtzman has observed that when a leader is able to bring it about, the results are outsized, measurable and inspiring.

* Based on Kurtzman's all-new interviews with more than 50 leaders, including Ron Sargent, Ilene Lang, Micky Arison, Simon Cooper, Joel Klein, Janet Field, Steve Wynn, Shivan Subramaniam, Michael Dell, Richard Boyatzis, Tom Kelley, Michael Milken, and Warren Bennis
* Contains research on leadership Kurtzman has conducted during his years at The New York Times, the Harvard Business Review, Booz & Company, as well as with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mercer, and Korn/Ferry

Based on all new interviews with some of the most dynamic, successful, and enduring leaders, Common Purpose sheds new light on the meaning of leadership, the crucial qualities of leaders, and most importantly, how to lead.

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Handbook Of Research On Machine Learning Applications and Trends: Algorithms, Methods and Techniques (2 Volumes)

By Emilio Soria Olivas, Jose David Martin Guerrero, Marcelino Martinez Sober, Jose Rafael Magdalena Benedito, Antonio Jose Serrano Lopez

Publisher: Information Science Reference
Number Of Pages: 834
Publication Date: 2009-09-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1605667668
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The machine learning approach provides a useful tool when the amount of data is very large and a model is not available to explain the generation and relation of the data set.

The Handbook of Research on Machine Learning Applications and Trends: Algorithms, Methods, and Techniques provides a set of practical applications for solving problems and applying various techniques in automatic data extraction and setting.

A defining collection of field advancements, this Handbook of Research fills the gap between theory and practice, providing a strong reference for academicians, researchers, and practitioners.

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Accounting Best Practices Sixth Edition

By Steven M. Bragg
Publisher: Wiley

Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: 2010-02-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470561653

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Praise for Accounting Best Practices Sixth Edition

"For a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read guide to fixing those all-too-common shortcomings in your accounting department, look no further than this excellent book. Steve Bragg provides hundreds of fixes, many of them requiring surprisingly little time or cost while providing a handy guide to common implementation pitfalls . . . I would recommend this invaluable book to anyone who is looking to enhance their existing processes, whether due to growth in their business, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, or just as part of their ongoing improvement process."
—Martyn Webster, CPA, Director of FinanceXenoPort, Inc.

"This book is critical to running an efficient and accurate accounting department. The use of RFID technology to track documents is one of many valuable tools in this latest edition. A required read for the demanding accounting manager's role."
—Jason Charet, CPA

"I've used Steve Bragg's Accounting Best Practices books for years as a source of ideas for improvement. Like the previous editions, the Fifth Edition has a number of new, actionable best practices as well as refinements of those ideas reported in previous editions. The books are broad enough in their perspective so that nearly any organization could find ideas that could pay back the cost of the book many times over."
—John Temmerman, Controller, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

"What a great resource! I have been in the accounting field for over twenty years, and I was still able to gain insight into improving processes within my office. Thanks for putting it all in one book!"
—Tina M. Thomas, CPA, CTP, Controller, Goodman & Company, LLP

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The Executor's Handbook 3rd Edition

By Theodore E. Hughes
Publisher: Facts on File

Pages: 256, Date: 2007-06-30
ISBN-10 : 0816066671
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"The Executor's Handbook, Third Edition" is a step-by-step guide to settling an estate for personal representatives, administrators, and beneficiaries. This informative volume provides all the information needed to understand the role of executor, to determine if you are the right person for the job, as well as how to carry out the various functions.

It explains everything from the provisions of a will to key legal terms to liquidating assets. Because laws change on a regular basis, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to cover the latest rules and procedures.

Updates include the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 - which revised federal gift and estate tax law - as well as all state law tables. Updated coverage includes: Executor's fees and liabilities; 401(k) and other retirement accounts; Long-term care insurance and Medicaid; New funeral and burial regulations; Transfer of family businesses; Transfer-on-death registrations and deeds; and much more.

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Energy Trading and Investing: Trading, Risk Management and Structuring Deals in the Energy Market

By Davis Edwards

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2009-10-13
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071629068
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“The essential training manual for anyone who expects to profi tably engage the energy market while avoiding the devils lurking in the details.”
Kurt Yeager, former President and CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute and coauthor of Perfect Power

Shrinking fossil fuel supplies, volatile prices, deregulation, and environmental conservation have transformed the energy market into a major arena for making money. In response, an unprecedented amount of capital and investment manpower has fl ooded into the energy market. Older utilities are finding that their quiet, safe business has changed dramatically in a short period of time.

Now, Energy Trading and Investing provides a big-picture introduction to the industry along with the trading know-how and fi nancial details that every market participant needs for success.

This hands-on guidebook covers all types of energy markets—from the big-three markets of electricity, natural gas, and oil to the growing markets for liquefied natural gas, emissions, and alternative energy. It provides useful information on the interdependence of the different energy markets, who the major players are, and how Wall Street trades energy products.

Energy Trading and Investing features:

* An overview of the entire energy market
* In-depth descriptions of all of the major energy commodities
* Financially oriented discussions of how chemistry, physics, accounting, and option pricing affect trading
* Primers on load forecasting, tolling agreements, natural gas storage, and more
* A practical introduction to risk management

Written by a pioneering quant in the energy market, Energy Trading and Investing provides a highly disciplined and organized approach to profi ting from energy investments. This potent combination of detailed, up-to-date information alongside expert know-how thoroughly prepares you to invest and trade with confi dence in the energy market.

If you’re a serious trader, you need to understand the energy markets, and Energy Trading and Investing is the only book you need to trade successfully in this growing sector.

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Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth-Century America

By Kevin L. Borg
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press

Pages: 280, Date: 2007-05-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0801886066
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The history of automobiles is not just the story of invention, manufacturing, and marketing; it is also a story of repair. Auto Mechanics opens the repair shop to historical study -- for the first time -- by tracing the emergence of a dirty, difficult, and important profession.

Kevin L. Borg's study spans a century of automotive technology -- from the horseless carriage of the late nineteenth century to the "check engine" light of the late twentieth. Drawing from a diverse body of source material, Borg explores how the mechanic's occupation formed and evolved within the context of broad American fault lines of class, race, and gender and how vocational education entwined these tensions around the mechanic's unique expertise. He further shows how aspects of the consumer rights and environmental movements, as well as the design of automotive electronics, reflected and challenged the social identity and expertise of the mechanic.

In the history of the American auto mechanic, Borg finds the origins of a persistent anxiety that even today accompanies the prospect of taking one's car in for repair.

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