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Iraq and America: Choices and Consequences explores how Iraq impacts America's regional and global standing and examines how the costs of Iraq affect America's other foreign policy and domestic priorities. With chapters from leading experts, the book provides in-depth, pragmatic insight into the issues of governance, security and reconstruction as well as US policy options, capabilities and leverage. ... Read more

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For over thirty years, Employment Discrimination Law has retained its unparalleled reputation as the definitive treatise in this complex area of practice. Legal specialists in every type of practice give you a balanced presentation of the labor and employment issues surrounding discrimination in the workplace.The new fourth edition of this essential reference contains a comprehensive update of cases through June 2005, and coverage of Supreme Court decisions through June 2006. ... Read more

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Everything you wanted to know about clams!
Beautiful photographs and helpful guides and descriptions to every clam, mussel and scallop on the west coast. A must for any marine biologist or shell enthusiast! While this price is high, it is definitely worth every penny (and more).

It's all about shells!
If you have ever walked down the beach and noticed all the pretty shellsand wanted to know more about them, then this is the book for you.It is acomprehensive guide to all the differnet species of shells that can befound from Alaska to Baja.You would probably not notice by looking atthem, but there are tons of different species of shells.Even though theymay look alike, there are amazing differences.This book will anwer nearyevery question one could possible want to know about the shells found alongthe west coast.Pick it up and head down to the beach! ... Read more

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Ultrafast Phenomena X presents the latest advances in ultrafast technology and the study of ultrafast phenomena. It includes picosecond and femtosecond processes in physics, chemistry, and biology as well as engineering applications of ultrafast technology. Ultrafast laser and measurement technology on the picosecond and femtosecond time scales has a profound impact in a wide range of scientific and engineering applications and extends also towards real-world applications in biology, high-speed communication and material diagnostics. This book summarizes results presented at the 10th Ultrafast Phenomena Conference and describes the state of the art of this exciting and rapidly advancing field. ... Read more

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Ultrafast science is a highly multidisciplinary field covering the study of ultrafast phenomena in physics, chemistry, biophysics and engineering, optical communication, ultrafast electronics, medicine, and materials science. Recently, it was demonstrated that these pulses could be amplified to phenomenal peak powers, i.e. terawatt, petawatt - enough to drive the electron relativistically during one period of the laser field. These ultraintense pulses make possible the generation of ultrashort pulses in the extreme-ultraviolet regime, opening a new spectral window for the time-resolved science. Ultrafast Phenomena IX is the proceedings of the Dana Point Meeting and summarizes the state of the art as of May 1994. ... Read more

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This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of personal epistemology from a psychological and educational perspective. Both theory building and empirical research have grown dramatically in the past decade but, until now, this work has not been pulled together in a single volume. That is the mission of this volume whose state-of-the-art theory and research are likely to define the field for the next 20 years. Key features of this important new book include: *Pioneering Contributors--The book provides current perspectives of each of the major theoreticians and researchers who pioneered this growing field, as well as contributions from new researchers. *Diverse Perspectives--The contributors represent a variety of perspectives, including education, educational psychology, developmental psychology, higher education, and science and mathematics education. *Editorial Integration--Opening and! closing chapters by the editors set out key issues confronting the field. ... Read more

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One of the most valuable lines on inquire in education today
This is one of the most valuable lines on inquire in education today.What are our personal beliefs about knowledge, truth, and authority, and how do these beliefs affect the way we think, learn, and relate to the world?This book addresses this central question of personal epistemology and epistemic cognition in a current, comprehensive, and accessible manner.

With the explosion of media outlets and trends in participatory culture questions about who, what, and how we know and trust are of particular importance.

Highly recommend. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wines & Vines, published by Hiaring Company on August 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3314 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Santa Barbara on the rise.
Author: Jennifer Rofe
Publication: Wines & Vines (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2001
Publisher: Hiaring Company
Volume: 82Issue: 8Page: 32

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Barbara Paul, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 908 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Includes the text of the encyclical, along with a 22-page commentary by Barbara Ward. ... Read more

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The collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman of New York is one of the most important private collections of ancient Greek and Roman art in the United States and among the most important in the world. Its more than three hundred obects span the Bronze Age to the Late Antique. They include bronze statuettes, marble sculpture, vases, jewelry, lamps and candelabra, keys, weights, and silver bowls and utensils. A Passion for Antiquities provides historical and descriptive information about the objects by a group of eighteen distinguished contributors. ... Read more

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'O'thou Othello, that was once so good, fall'n in the practice of a damned slave, what shall be said to thee?' When the noble Othello wins the love of Desdemona and secretly marries her, he creates hostility in those around him. Under the malign influence of the villainous Iago, Othello comes to believe that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him, love turns to murderous hate, nobility degenerates into cruelty, and events move swiftly to their inevitable conclusion. Frank Silvera, Cyril Cusack and Alan Bates lead a distinguished cast in a powerful performance directed by Howard Sackler. ... Read more

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The worst Iago ever
Knowing Cyril Cusack from his affecting performance of Egeon in the BBC version of 'The Comedy of Errors', I'm suprised by his laughable portrayal of Iago here: the silly whining and hammy delivery of the lines throughout is a trial to listen to. If only he was given the role of the Clown instead...

Misleading Description - Not Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ewan McGregor
This is not a review of the quality of this production, rather on the quality of the sale. It's also a warning to other potential buyers who click on this product page. I ordered this audio CD having believed that it was the production with Ewan McGregor and Chiwetel Ejiofor as Iago and Othello respectively; however, when I received the package, I quickly saw that I had been misled. I know Amazon often groups reviews together (i.e. audio CDs include reviews of the book itself rather than the quality of the particular audio), but this was totally deceiving. Right under the title are the names of the actors, and even one of the official reviews is a review of the McGregor and Ejiofor version.

I apologize that my review isn't of the CD I received, but I don't want anyone making the same mistake I did. Perhaps I missed something in the product description, but I was surprised.I'm debating whether to return it or just to live with it and not buy any more audiobooks from Amazon again. Very disappointed.

An excellent edition of Othello
This review is not of Othello itself (which is tremendously good), but rather on this edition of Othello (ISBN: 9781411400399), which was edited by Daniel Vitkus and David Scott Kastan.

I read a lot of heavily annotated books, and I have to say that the Barnes & Noble Shakespeare editions have one of the best book designs I've ever encountered. The various references materials (footnotes and definitions for archaic words) appear in a manner that makes the text very easy to follow.

The scholarship is also top-notch. The annotations give you enough to make things clear without insulting your intelligence, or without overburdening you with unnecessary detail. The essays are also interesting and informative.

I've been avoiding Shakespeare ever since high school, which was many years ago. Now that I'm reading him again, I'm glad I'm in such good hands. It is making the experience a joy, rather than a chore.

My compliments to the editors and the book designer. They have done a superior job of making this difficult text accessible to the modern reader. Highly recommended.

One of Shakespear's Best
Othello by William Shakespeare

"Othello" is a magnificent piece of literary work. The emotion Shakespeare can bring out of you is truly amazing. The plot has many moments of uniqueness and suspense. Kindle edition is my favorite.

What passion!What subtlety!
This Othello is unbelievably beautiful.Disconnecting oneself from The Operative and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and concentrating only on the voices of the fabulous Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ewan MacGregor, one gets a truly immersive experience into the world of jealousy, racism, betrayal, and true love that Shakespeare must originally have intended.I have to not-so-respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer; this recording is layered, clear, and absolutely pulsating with passion and tension.

It's worth every penny, and I say that as a fan of audiobooks in general and Shakespeare in particular.I'll be listening to this for years; Kenneth Branagh and Lawrence Fishburne--eat your hearts out! ... Read more

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The Sackers. In all Captain James T. Kirk's travels, he has never found a race more universally shunned and abhorred. Their mere appearance causes most Federation members to become violently ill.

Now the Sackers have performed a deed whose brutality matches their horrifying exterior. They have stolen a revolutionary new scientific device -- murdering an entire race in the process -- and used it to create a rip in the fabric of space, a hole through which another universe is rapidly leaking. Unless Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise can find a way to stop the new universe's expansion, it will consume -- and utterly destroy -- our own. ... Read more

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Great!
Thin premise, but it was easy to suspend disbelief for this unusual, funny story. The main chars are mature, idiosyncratic, and lovable. Everyone gets a chance to shine. We see Uhura handling stress gracefully (she has a contrived fear-of-fire side story, but it's handled better than most such devices); Chekov has a wry sense of humor; McCoy gets to do some actual doctoring; Kirk is . . . well, Kirkish. The original chars are creative, sympathetic, even cute.

Kirk and Co. spend most of their time on the alien ship. Normally a split crew means half the story is way more interesting than the other half, but not so here. A well-rounded, satisfying, humorous read.

There goes the neighborhood
The Enterprise has once again been called to investigate a spatial anomoly.This time an entire solar system has been destroyed by a rip that has allowed another universe to begin to form.One that if it continues to grow will totally consume this universe.The investigation leads to the sole remaining remnent of the only sentient race in the destroyed system, a colony that is in the path of the expanding, intruding universe.When the Enterprise arrives they discover that the colony had already been attacked and that the attackers were taking over the planet.

The invaders, who also appear to be linked to the original tear are a race known only as the Sackers.There has been little interaction between the Sackers and the rest of the Federation because the Sackers appearance is so hideous, their odor so appalling, their speech so overwhelming that they make others, humans, Vulcans etc. violently ill.The Sackers had always avoided contact, a situation that the rest of the Federation was quite happy to have continue.Apparently the Sackers had decided to change the rules.

This is an interesting premise but not really all that well done.The intruding universe, the three minute universe of the title appears, then is ignored, then is just dealt with, almost as an after thought.The idea that a race can be so repugnant to all the various races of the Federation is just a bit unlikely.The idea that the Federation would not have bothered to attempt to communicate without actual contact is not consistent with the IDIC ideals that the Federation is supposed to hold in such regard.The final straw is that the Enterprise crew manages to establish communication and overcome their revulsion to the Sackers in just a few days.

Fans of the series will probably enjoy this one but there are better novels available in this tie-in series.

A good one.
We've seen this kind of plot before.What makes this book good are the jokes and one liners.Nothing like Scotty saying "We're in for a close encounter of the worst kind, Laddie"

Quality.

Surely Worth More Then Your Three Minutes to Download
The universe is on fire as a new alternate universe begins life within our own. The Enterprise journeys to confront the race responsible; the Sackers, a race whose presence attacks each of the six senses. Soon Kirk, Scotty, Uhura, are Chekov are taken hostage aboard a new super-vesselmanned by Sackers intent on holding our universe hostage.

Surprisingly successful mix of genuine tension and gut-busting humor makes for a winning entry from author Barbara Paul who has complete control over each aspect of what the reader expects from a Star Trek adventure. The cast is captured in perfect pitch especially for the comedy bits which are not forced and always catch the reader off guard. Paul loads the novel with a exciting double layer of danger and humor; one moment presenting a rampaging tide of flames and the next cramping Scotty, Spock, Kirk, Chekov, and Uhura into a dark cargo-crate where they all try their best not to step on each other's toes.... among other things. Despite a plot which does meander left and right, Paul manages to leave no plot-threads lying around by the end of the book; resolving the salvation of theuniverse and Federation and still finding time to deal with little things like Kirk's promise to Dorelian and Uhura's fear of fire. This book fails neither in the big picture or in the small details and not for a lack of small details to attend to. Not only is the entire Trek cast featured and used to full effect, Paul adds a ton of others whom are all memorable and vivid in their own right; special mention going to the small and spunky Lt. Berengaria who happily defies the unwritten rule of red-shirts getting knocked off (although a few get fried in the course of the book). The Sackers/Vinithi are a fascinating race and Paul keeps tradition and uses them as a metaphor to underlie a nice little lesson for all of us; the old one of never judge a book by its cover. The story of ugly aliens with good hearts misunderstood (the sight and smell of them induces vomiting and their speech can cause minor deafness) is a story as old as the hills (Doctor Who has used it numerous times, most notably Galaxy Four) but Paul makes it fresh with the twist of the crew of Sackers being a bunch of overeager kids set to make their maniacal elders proud. The Sackers remain an unpredictable race throughout, at one end happily giggling side to side when bestowed with a name like Misterma'am or Bonesanova but the also capable of incinerating a crewman with nothing but a small burning touch. With perfect dose of laughs and thrills, Paul makes this novel as near perfect a Trek novel as you can get.

Timeline note: I'd swear this was a third season episode!

ST-TOS:The Three-Minute Universe
Star Trek-The Original Series: The Three-Minute Universe written by Barbara Paul is a very well-crafted and written book that features Uhura.

As Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise crew arrive at a planet and discover a ship in orbit, but is it the ship that devastated the colony on the surface?Kirk et.al. discover that this ship is one from a race that is called the "Sackers."A race that is shunned by all in the Federation.They are loathed, disliked, and detested becuse if you just glance at one of them you become violently ill.

The "Sackers" actually have stolen an advanced piece of scientific equipment and have created a interuniversal rift.Kirk and Uhura are the main charaters in this character driven plot.Uhura is finally getting her highlight in this book.

Of course, the author has structured this book quite well and I was staisfied with the flow of the story.As the rip in the fabric of space widens, one universe will leak into the other. It will eventually become one with the other , but there will be devasting consequences.

This is where the Enterprise crew shines, the solution at hand, but will it work or will they have to go back to the drawing board.Will it just be too late as time is running out... the suspense mounts and you will be engaged into this struggle as our universe is being swallowd into the rift.

You've got bad-guys, a situation of univeral proportion. and the Enterprise and her crew facing the incredible odds. All making for a very fast and fascinating read. ... Read more

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What makes the difference between your collaboration's failure or success? Collaboration: What Makes It Work, Second Edition answers this question with an up-to-date and in-depth review of collaboration research.

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- An important new success factor (there are twenty in all) related to the collaboration's pace of development and its evolution over time
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Known as the "Black Angel" for his wild and notorious past, Tynan is as determined to melt his icy bride as she is to resist his seductive charms. ... Read more

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Truly enjoyed this great book!
Tyanan and Riana for me were a very intriguing couple. First off, she was more of the rake for their time period. Living down a scandal that truly had such devistating effect on her family was rather incredible. Tyanan who was supposed to have a rakish reputation seemed with the death of his brother a truly changed person. The couple had much to deal with - with their arranged marriage. Riana was so determined to not allow her feelings to be real and Tyanan with so many complicated reasons for wanting to make this a real marriage. The slow patient way that Tyanan "courts" Riana is very real and by the time they are a true couple you feel the love between them. I think the only sad part is knowing what they would have to face down the road - so many many obsticles it is hard to imagine that they had a fairy tale ending after the book ends!

An amazing tale of self discovery
I have to admit that "The Black Angel" isn't at all what I was expecting; however looking back I'm not sure what that was. Our heroine, Lady Adriana St. Ives is a fallen woman. Five years ago, when her lover cast her aside and publicly denounced her, Adrianan's two brothers fought in a duel for her honor. Having killed the bastard son of the Prince, Julian and Gabriel fled the country to save their own lives. Only when she marries Tynan Spenser, an Irish Earl, do they return to try and save her once again. Arriving too late to prevent the wedding, Julian is incarcerated on the charges of murder. Fascinated by the woman he now calls his wife Tynan vows to help free her brother in exchange for her assistance in aiding him to gain a much coveted seat in the English House of Commons. Finding her a reserved but passionate creature he also vows to win her heart with one kiss a day for a hundred days. With so much at stake, Adrianan finds herself fighting her own womanly urges as her new husband has sworn to reawaken the passion she sees as her fatal flaw. Facing society after five years reawakes her old scandal, and as our couple deals with the animosity she must face for both her brother and to regain her own dignity, as a reader we watch her grow from a wallflower back into the raving beauty that she has hidden so well. But before Tynan and Adrianan can live happily ever after, the secret he guards with his own life must come out.

Ms. Samuel's has written an excellent story about love and fighting for what you believe in. Adrianan is a refreshing character for two reasons: she isn't a virgin when she marries and she actually is fighting against her own passion, and because she is facing her own faults (to grow back into a self reliant woman that she should be) caused by of the pain of her scandal rather than already being a strong female heroine. While sometimes there seems to be too much focus on Jilian, he is the main reason for her self-discovery into the woman Adrianan wants to be. ...After thinking about this book, I think I was expecting something light hearted and funny. Instead "The Black Angel" is a novel dealing with powerful emotions. Humor is a key ingredient that keeps the novel from getting to intense or our characters dull and depressing. So I enjoyed this book.

A worthwhile read...(3 1/2 stars)
"Black Angel" was a good book. I enjoyed it, but didnt love it. I found that I couldnt quite connect with the characters. I did enjoy Tynan..and Adriana wasnt awful, but I thought that they could have been a bit more fleshed out. I also felt that the ending was rushed..I wanted more. A worthwhile read, but not one that is a keeper for me.

A glorious read
An excellent book. My first quibble is I really did not like Riana the heroine very much-even her brothers tell her she isn't the kind of woman suited to Tynan and she has to grow and develop throughout the book to be worthy of him. She is emotionally dishonest and a real cow as well as coward at times. He change of heart happens a bit too suddenly in the last 20 pages or so of the book. Lots of loose ends were NOT tied up, a cheat for the reader, especially as there is not a series so far as I can see.

My main quibble is that it could have done with much better editing. There were absurd typos and grammatical mistakes which any editor with half a brain should have picked up on and it diminished the overall power of the author's work.

I also was not convinced by the details of what happened in Ireland and his Catholicism-it is not something that can be hidden that easily, and he was a bit too mercurial at times.The getting to know you part of the romance was excellent, but there seems very little to love about her at times, and even she accuses him of just being obsessed with her breasts, which you can hardly blame the guy for if she is always flashing them at him.Intense sensuality within he bounds of taste make this an excellent read despite the quibbles.

flawed romance
I like Ruth Wind and when I discovered that she and Barbara Samuels were one and the same,I went on a hunt for some of Ms Samuel's novels. This is the first one I found.

There was a lot to admire in this book - firstly,far from the virginal unknowing heroine,Adriana St Ives actually has sexual needs,which she once met.Sadly,because of the times in which she lived,this lead to her ruin.Her brothers felt honour bound to defend her,and then had to leave the country. And that is all in the back story!!So the scene is richly set.

Adriana is a complicated delightful heroine, and her final speach was quite wonderful:"I learned to fight like a boy, and my heart was too lusty... I am ashamed of my willfulness in taking a lover,and I am even more ashamed that I did not insist upond dueling Malvern myself.If I wanted to play the man on one level,then I needed to be a man on all levels.."An inspirational heroine!

However I have to agree with the reviewer who said that the hero's past was not as well drawn. We never know why he was called the Black Angel and indeed his London exploits which brought him the name are never illuminated.His difficulties and painfilled past are more Irish in origin - but then,why not call the book A Hundred Kisses (a plot device to get the sexual tension up) and leave the angel references out altogether...

Also,it was clear on one level that the book is setting up a series - so we will experience the love stories of Adriana's siblings.However in this book it left for a lot of loose threads.Matters of import were alluded to and never followed up. Sisters had important discussions and then seemed to forget about each other.One moment a sister's illness is so threatening that they all have to leave London at a pivotal moment to visit her,and then they just seem to forget about her.

I actually found it a strength that the romance included such diverse themes as racism, religion and feminism.I feel that it grounded the book,giving it a sense of reality and aliveness.And Ms Samuel's does write beautifully. However I was left with the sad feeling that it could have been so much better... ... Read more