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This volume considers and analyzes the many cases dealing with agency matters which have occurred since publication of the last edition. Each chapter consists of a series of numbered articles which state the law concisely. Each of these is followed by a comment from the author in which he expands on the statement, and many of these are illustrated with facts from a relevant case. A new chapter covers the Commercial Agents Directive 1993. ... Read more

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Explaining the Law of Agency:
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZZLVMCHTV5YP A CLASSIC AND DEFINITIVE WORK, NOW COMPLETELY UP TO DATE

An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers

This is a practitioner's book; the main objective of which, is to state and explain the law of agency, rather than to re-shape it.From the date of its first publication in 1896, (edited from 1896 to 1932 by William Bowstead), this formidable and scholarly volume has carried the weight of unassailable authority and has acquired a towering reputation as the definitive work of reference within this area of law.

In case you need reminding, agency is as much a concept as a word (estate agents, advertising agents and so forth) and therein lies the complexity of it all.Agency in a strictly legal context is described under the chapter heading `Nature of the Subject' as 'the fiduciary relationship between two persons', the agent and the principal, (we're simplifying here) one of whom agrees to act on the other's behalf.The person who thus acts is the agent; the other on whose behalf he acts is the principal.Anyone other than the agent, or principal may be referred to as the third party.

Significantly, this latest edition -- the nineteenth -- is noteworthy for being the first edition of Bowstead since the 13th edition of 1968, to involve a new author, Peter Watts, who, on the recommendation of Prof. Reynolds, has assumed principal responsibility for the preparation of this edition, in which Prof. Reynolds has nevertheless maintained a continuing and significant role.This edition contains `a myriad of minor (updating) changes and quite a number of significant ones' says Prof. Watts -- even though much effort has been made to retain the existing text.

Much new material has been added to the book since the previous edition of 2006, including around 150 new English cases, with every chapter affected.

Without going into detail, the most significant changes have taken place in three major areas. One concerns the duties an agent owes his principal.The second is the increased reference to the application of agency law in the operation of companies, many of which of course have to operate through agents - hence the prominence of agency law in company law.Third, there's a new chapter by Reynolds on the conflict of laws in agency law, a difficult area, as the author points out.

For these and almost innumerable other reasons, you'll need this book in its latest edition in order to provide your clients with the most up to date advice on agency. `Very few parts of the book have failed to acquire new case law,' warns the author.

This is indeed a formidable and careful work of reference. The Tables of Cases section alone (alphabetized) is at least 130 pages long and cites cases from a variety of jurisdictions, besides the UK, including Europe, The United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore to name only a few.Tables of Statutes and Statutory Instruments are also included and there is a detailed index for ease of reference.The law addressed is at 31 March 2010: Bowstead & Reynolds remains the classic and definitive work.
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The Web is a fast-changing, fast-growing environment, andthere are ever-expanding opportunities for businesses to takeadvantage of. However, producing Web-based solutions in a feasibletime-scale is often a challenge. Any Web solution for a business islikely to incorporate a number of different technologies: dealing withdata access, mailing, and so on. Applications that draw on all thesedifferent technologies can become very complex, but the demands of theWeb mean that such applications should also be flexible andscalable. As more and more people become connected to the Internet,and businesses put larger portions of their operations online, yourWebsite may well experience higher volumes of traffic than originallybargained for, and it's essential that your site can keep up withincreases in demand.

In this sort of environment, starting fromscratch in building a complex, scalable site can be an expensivetask. Site Server 3.0 gives you a head start in putting your sitetogether, and building a scalable configuration. Site Server, inessence, is a collection of tools that cover a huge range offunctionality: content management, searching and indexing, setting upmembership for your site and then personalizing content for thosemembers, and analyzing usage patterns on your site, to name but a fewof the options available. With Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition youalso have all the tools to create and maintain an online store.

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While Microsoft Site Server is a powerful and productive wayto build commerce sites, the breadth of the suite's features make ittough to get an immediate handle on the product. Professional SiteServer 3.0 is a definitive guide that serves as both a tutorial toSite Server's features as well as an implementation guide.

Theauthors--a group of experts inside and outside Microsoft--address allof the installation issues, followed by how to manage content andusers. Case studies show how to integrate various Web technologieswith Site Server and how to deploy public and private commercesites.

Each section is well-organized and includes plenty of codeexamples and architectural diagrams. The writing isn't cluttered withformatting gimmicks but is rather a straightforward presentation ofessential material. Though developers of all stripes should be able tohandle the content, the book is best suited to those alreadyexperienced in Microsoft IIS and ASP development.

If you developMicrosoft Web sites, you should investigate Site Server. If you usethis powerful tool, you should definitely have this guide on yourshelf. --Stephen W. Plain

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Best of all Site Server books
This Wrox book is on of the most comprehensive works on Site Server. It's a great companion to Site Server membership and personalization (Wrox as well). This book gives you detailed views of code samples sites andimportantly (which no other book or MS documentation does) gives you anarchitecture view of the asp, COM objects, the pipeline and IIS. The bookcovers both the Knowledge Management edition and Commerce Edition of SiteServer. The case study in chapter 23 is very good and as usual Wrox has thesource code on their site you can down load. If you get this book don't getSite Server Commerce edition 3.0 also from Wrox, you wont need it!

Better than the rest, but still lacking....
Professional Site Sertver 3.0 from Wrox is the best book that I have read that explains overall what is going on under the hood of SS 3.0.SS is a complex piece of software that integrates with many other MS Back Officesolutions, particulalry IIS 4.0 and SQL Server 7.0. The problem is you willneed more information than what they give you here due to the complexity ofthe toolset and configurations.

Ultimately, you will be interested inbuying Wrox's Site Server Personalization and Membership to get a morethorough understanding of this critical component. This is a good exampleof how in depth the material converage should be for each of SS'scomponents.

Last word: This is a great book for now, but ultimately itwill leave you in a pinch for more detailed information as you traverseyour installation and configuration. Additionall, it lacks coverage in thedesign of truly scalable enterprise e-commerce architecture using SS, andthe interoperability of third-party modular components, say, for instance,if you want to integrate an accounting system, or a different orderfulfillment software, or transcation processing outside of MS Wallet (e.g.Transact).

It would be a huge boon to the people using this if publisherswould get on the trail of the hottest technology since NT, and publish somein depth Site Server books based on the modularity of its design. Hoping toencompass all of the feature sets in a 1000 page bookwill leave youfeeling like a kid in a candy store with only a nickle in his pocket. -ch

Not as good as many say
I'm working on setting up a corporate intranet web site that will use Site Server primarily for Content Management, Search and Analysis. The book does not adequately explain the process for setting up this type of site. TheMembership Server installation is not fully explained and you will probablyend up using Access as your database. The example sites that ship with theproduct are not much help either. The section "Creating a FrontPagePublishing Site" is also lacking necessary detail for this scenario.They try to cover way too much material in one book. Also, there are somany different ways to set up Site Server that you could have a book thissize just to cover that topic. Only small sections of this book have beenhelpful. I'm thinking that when I finish this project I'm going to write myown book.

Wonderful book!
Organized very well, written good and covers a lot. I just can't agree with those who purchasing 1000 pages book and expecting to get the whole world, in it. If you don't want to read the Help you never gonna find yourway around. This book gives you a little bit more that just hitting F1.Personally I don't want to buy a book that covers what I already got inMSDN this book does that pretty good. wrox keep up the good work!

Awesome
I was in bad need of a good book on Site Server Commerce Edition. My search ended when i found This Book.My rating was based on1. Style of Presentation 2. Author's knowledge on the subject 3. Material Covered ... Read more

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The Web is a fast-changing, fast-growing environment, andthere are ever-expanding opportunities for businesses to takeadvantage of. However, producing Web-based solutions in a feasibletime-scale is often a challenge. Any Web solution for a business islikely to incorporate a number of different technologies: dealing withdata access, mailing, and so on. Applications that draw on all thesedifferent technologies can become very complex, but the demands of theWeb mean that such applications should also be flexible andscalable. As more and more people become connected to the Internet,and businesses put larger portions of their operations online, yourWebsite may well experience higher volumes of traffic than originallybargained for, and it's essential that your site can keep up withincreases in demand.

In this sort of environment, starting fromscratch in building a complex, scalable site can be an expensivetask. Site Server 3.0 gives you a head start in putting your sitetogether, and building a scalable configuration. Site Server, inessence, is a collection of tools that cover a huge range offunctionality: content management, searching and indexing, setting upmembership for your site and then personalizing content for thosemembers, and analyzing usage patterns on your site, to name but a fewof the options available. With Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition youalso have all the tools to create and maintain an online store.

You may not want to use every tool provided with Site Server, orimplement every feature, but if you are trying to develop anintegrated, dynamic site then Site Server can save you having to startfrom square one. This book provides an introduction to installing,configuring, and using Site Server, and will help you get the most outof it for your Web site.Amazon.com Review
While Microsoft Site Server is a powerful and productive wayto build commerce sites, the breadth of the suite's features make ittough to get an immediate handle on the product. Professional SiteServer 3.0 is a definitive guide that serves as both a tutorial toSite Server's features as well as an implementation guide.

Theauthors--a group of experts inside and outside Microsoft--address allof the installation issues, followed by how to manage content andusers. Case studies show how to integrate various Web technologieswith Site Server and how to deploy public and private commercesites.

Each section is well-organized and includes plenty of codeexamples and architectural diagrams. The writing isn't cluttered withformatting gimmicks but is rather a straightforward presentation ofessential material. Though developers of all stripes should be able tohandle the content, the book is best suited to those alreadyexperienced in Microsoft IIS and ASP development.

If you developMicrosoft Web sites, you should investigate Site Server. If you usethis powerful tool, you should definitely have this guide on yourshelf. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered:Server/network configuration, security, personalization, membership,administration, content management, site analysis, online storefronts,pipelines, and business-to-business solutions. ... Read more

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Best of all Site Server books
This Wrox book is on of the most comprehensive works on Site Server. It's a great companion to Site Server membership and personalization (Wrox as well). This book gives you detailed views of code samples sites andimportantly (which no other book or MS documentation does) gives you anarchitecture view of the asp, COM objects, the pipeline and IIS. The bookcovers both the Knowledge Management edition and Commerce Edition of SiteServer. The case study in chapter 23 is very good and as usual Wrox has thesource code on their site you can down load. If you get this book don't getSite Server Commerce edition 3.0 also from Wrox, you wont need it!

Better than the rest, but still lacking....
Professional Site Sertver 3.0 from Wrox is the best book that I have read that explains overall what is going on under the hood of SS 3.0.SS is a complex piece of software that integrates with many other MS Back Officesolutions, particulalry IIS 4.0 and SQL Server 7.0. The problem is you willneed more information than what they give you here due to the complexity ofthe toolset and configurations.

Ultimately, you will be interested inbuying Wrox's Site Server Personalization and Membership to get a morethorough understanding of this critical component. This is a good exampleof how in depth the material converage should be for each of SS'scomponents.

Last word: This is a great book for now, but ultimately itwill leave you in a pinch for more detailed information as you traverseyour installation and configuration. Additionall, it lacks coverage in thedesign of truly scalable enterprise e-commerce architecture using SS, andthe interoperability of third-party modular components, say, for instance,if you want to integrate an accounting system, or a different orderfulfillment software, or transcation processing outside of MS Wallet (e.g.Transact).

It would be a huge boon to the people using this if publisherswould get on the trail of the hottest technology since NT, and publish somein depth Site Server books based on the modularity of its design. Hoping toencompass all of the feature sets in a 1000 page bookwill leave youfeeling like a kid in a candy store with only a nickle in his pocket. -ch

Not as good as many say
I'm working on setting up a corporate intranet web site that will use Site Server primarily for Content Management, Search and Analysis. The book does not adequately explain the process for setting up this type of site. TheMembership Server installation is not fully explained and you will probablyend up using Access as your database. The example sites that ship with theproduct are not much help either. The section "Creating a FrontPagePublishing Site" is also lacking necessary detail for this scenario.They try to cover way too much material in one book. Also, there are somany different ways to set up Site Server that you could have a book thissize just to cover that topic. Only small sections of this book have beenhelpful. I'm thinking that when I finish this project I'm going to write myown book.

Wonderful book!
Organized very well, written good and covers a lot. I just can't agree with those who purchasing 1000 pages book and expecting to get the whole world, in it. If you don't want to read the Help you never gonna find yourway around. This book gives you a little bit more that just hitting F1.Personally I don't want to buy a book that covers what I already got inMSDN this book does that pretty good. wrox keep up the good work!

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The set is wide-ranging and makes for a top reference pick for both high school and college-level collections
The impressive 10-volume set SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES divides history into eras (the 1900s, the 1930s) for each volume, allowing for a narrowed, more detailed examination than most offer. From an introductory review of major issues of the era to biographies, discussions of social change and economic influences, and the rise of movements and campaigns across the country, each volume provides bibliographical references for further research. The set is wide-ranging and makes for a top reference pick for both high school and college-level collections strong in sociology and American history. Very highly recommended, it promises to hold lasting research value and is a particularly strong starting point for papers and classroom discussions. ... Read more