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This edited volume discusses critical issues in implementing accurate, equitable grading policies for diverse student populations in a standards-based environment and offers research-based solutions. ... Read more

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A 'foundation pick' for any serious educator's collection
Standards-based education holds many challenges for grading and reporting, and also offer challenges for applications in traditional settings. This collection considers critical points in such grading practices, providing clear and specific suggestions for improving grading policies and practices and considering legal issues, variations in assessment scores and methods, and more. Teachers and administrators receive practical applications over theory in this outstanding survey, a 'foundation pick' for any serious educator's collection.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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500 Vital Data on Earnings, Dividends, and Share Prices
Exclusive Analysts' Stars Recommendations
Key Income and Balance Sheet Statistics
Company Addresses, Telephone Numbers, and Names of Key Corporate Officers

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is the most watched index in America--if not the world. Whether you're an individual investor looking to make a smart stock purchase, an executive researching corporate competitors,or a job seeker looking for concise and up-to-the-minute overviews of potential employers, you'll find the critical,often hard-to-find information you need in Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2010 Edition. Easy to use and packed with market intelligence on all 500 of the companies listed in the S&P 500 Index, this authoritativereference includes:

• Information on the bluest of blue chip stocks, from Abbott Labs and GE to Microsoft and Yahoo!
• Summaries of each company's business activity, sales history, and recent developments
• Earnings and dividends data, with three-year price charts
• Exclusive Standard & Poor's Quality Rankings (from A+ to D)
• New introduction by David M. Blitzer, Ph.D., Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee, Standard & Poor's

In addition, unique at-a-glance detail:

• Stocks with A+ Quality Rankings
• Companies with five consecutive years of earnings increases--a key indicator of strong long-term performance!
• Companies with 10 consecutive years of increasing dividends

Put the comprehensive, updated data and analysis expertise of the world’s premier securities informationfirm at your fingertips, with Standard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2010 Edition. Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., is the nation's leading securities information company. It provides the respected Standard & Poor's ratings and stock rankings, advisory services, data guides, and the most closely watched and widely reported gauges of stock market activity—the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600, and S&P Super Composite 1500 stock price indices. Divisions of Standard & Poor's operate independently of each other. Standard & Poor's, S&P, S&P 500 are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. ... Read more

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Excellent book.
This book was received quickly and in excellent condition.Couldn't be more satisfied with the product.

Standard & Poor's 500 Guide 2010 Edition
Great Book, I use each year and gives great info on whatever stock you are considering or to research. ... Read more

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Preparing effective technology facilitators and leaders is an increasingly important mission for colleges of education around the country. To meet the growing need for highly qualified educational technologists, ISTE worked with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) to develop a set of performance assessment standards for initial and advanced endorsements in the areas of Technology Facilitation and Technology Leadership. ISTE's Technology Facilitation and Leadership Standards: What Every K-12 Leader Should Know and Be Able to Do is an inviting and surprisingly easy-to-follow guide for any educator, practicing or pre-service, who wants to be an effective technology facilitator and/or educational leader.

Whether you intend to pursue formal accreditation through one of the many schools of education that have adopted these standards, or you simply want to increase your skills and competencies, this practical step-by-step guide provides everything you need not only to understand the standards, but to meet and exceed them. With each chapter dedicated to a single standard, the authors provide insight, advice, and tips for every level of facilitator and school leader. Accessible to pre-service educators and with hands-on practical lessons for currently practicing professionals, this book can also serve as a template for superintendents and cabinet-level policy-makers as they create and define the job descriptions of the next generation of educators.

Topics include:

-Technology facilitation
-teacher education
-technology standards
-leadership

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education.

Some of the areas in which we publish are:
-Web. 2.0 in the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more
-National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
-Professional development for educators and administrators
-Integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum
-Safe practices for the Internet and technology
-Educational technology for parents ... Read more

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Ouch
I had to buy this book for a graduate class and let me tell you it reads like an oven manual...just read the first chapter and the writing is more ambiguous than a Soviet era political speech.Good luck with this one. ... Read more

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Netrino's Embedded C Coding Standard was developed from the ground up to minimize bugs in firmware, by focusing on practical rules that keep bugs out-while also improving the maintainability and portability of embedded software. The coding standard details a set of guiding principles (more below) as well as specific naming conventions and other rules for the use of data types, functions, preprocessor macros, variables and much more. Individual rules that have been demonstrated to reduce or eliminate certain types of bugs are highlighted. ... Read more

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A Must for any Embedded Programmers
Too often I've seen code written without any adherence to standards.It leads to poor maintainability, bugs, and a host of other issues.This standard makes source code very readable, helps greatly with portability, and minimizes bugs that come from many developers using styles that may clash, causing code to be interpreted incorrectly.Highly recommended.Will definitely make great use of this standard.

over priced
Much of this information is on the Netrino website so I was expecting much more that what's actually in the book.
Price should be half.

nategoose
This book does seem a good bit overpriced for what you get (but is available for much less {$29 shipped} at the author's web-site).
Like most programmers I have my own personal coding standards, but I'm also forced to follow other standards for different projects.I decided to get this book in the hopes that it would introduce me to some new ideas that I could incorporate into my own standards.I was glad to find a few new ideas for my own coding standards, but not a whole lot.Of course, I also don't agree with all of his standards.
This book could have been improved greatly with a few more examples to illustrate some of the easy ways bad things can happen if particular rules weren't followed.

Best standard I've seen for developing firmware in C
I recently purchased the "Embedded C Coding Standard" book a year ago or so.It's the best standard I've seen for developing firmware in C.I've read Michael's "Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++" and loved it.It's the reason I purchased his embedded coding standard book.We'll eventually use "Embedded C Coding Standard" to help us define and extend our in-house coding standards.

Good but over priced
At 89 pages, paperback, large-print double-spaced font, it is probably the most expensive book per ounce ever.Don't be shocked when the tiny 1/4-inch thick book arrives.Instead, think of the content you are buying; it's very good.The lessons taught and rules preached are very valuable.

Minor criticisms: The writing is rough.Some references are out of date (e.g. MISRA98 is quoted and MISRA-C:2004 is the current standard).Things you want to know more about are not footnoted and things you don't care about are.

Alternatively, you can get almost the same thing free on the internet.For example Jack Ganssle [...]) has a style guide/standard that mostly agrees with this one, but it's not as complete, more verbose and folksy.

If you do buy this book, only get one copy.Follow the book's copyright notice to learn how you can use it throughout your organization.Or contact the publisher and ask about their multi-copy discount.

You'd think they could offer it for $5, sell 100x more copies, make more money, get fantastic advertising and become known as the forefather of the embedded C coding standard.

Overall, a good book.I was quite pleased with this purchase, but it was my employer's money and not mine! ... Read more

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Architectural students have for generations learned the essence of building design through the pages of "Graphic Standards": the drawings, charts, detailed illustrations, originally developed by architects George Ramsey and Harold Sleeper, that represent building components and systems, including everything from door frames to roof designs, to air ducts to outdoor sports facilities. Beginning ten years ago, Wiley began offering a student edition of the primary book, Architectural Graphic Standards, which was created as an abridgment of the prior edition of that book. This new student edition will be an abridgment of the present 9th edition, offering all the essential features of that very successful edition in an easily accessible and affordable format. Also, new to this student edition will be a greater offering of "Design guidelines," giving the student and instructor alike greater opportunity to use this publication as a teaching tool. ... Read more

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Architectural Graphic Standards- Student Edition
Currently in the third year of studies in Architecture Science, from the very first chapter dealing with anthropometrics and its obvious importance to human interaction within a given space and other detailed chapters of building construction this book is an invaluable guide for my discipline. If you have the money for the non-student tenth edition of Architectural Graphiic Standards by all means that maybe the ultimate guide but this 9th edition student version is a good alternative.

Great Resource for Design Students
I am a fourth year architecture student and I use this book every semester. I keep it with me at all times. It is the perfect design handbook. If you don't have it, You need it!

good product, delivery during expected time
The book was in great condition as expected. It was delivered during theexpected time frame, but it was later rather than sooner. I purchase frequently from amazon and I recieve consistently good service from them.

Tons of Needed Info for Architects
Loaded with tons of reference data all good for Architects.
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An Architect's Best Friend
This book is one of the best reference books an architect will ever use. It contains the necessary information for the beginning and advancedarchitect. Inside the 568 pages in this book one will find from the mostbasic to the highly complex architectural graphics. The book providesreference for the various arcchitectural plans such as the floor plan,elevationand perspective drawings. No other reference material cansurpass the amount of information provided in this excellent book. ... Read more

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This volume offers a coherent vision of what it means to be scientifically literate, describing what all students regardless of background or circumstance should understand and be able to do in science as a result of their learning experience. The standards reflect the principles that learning science is an inquiry-based process, that science in schools should reflect the intellectual traditions of contemporary science, and that all Americans have a role in science reform. ... Read more

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Handy reference to coincide with website
Each time I need to reference one of the NSES, I pull up the website AND have this book open. The website's search feature quickly locates particular standards and their implementation, but is somewhat eye-tiring to read from. The book is difficult to navigate quickly, but easy on the eyes. Whichever pages and passages the site lists, I find in the bound book. As more states align science curriculum with each other, these standards are becoming, well, the standards. The book is easy to carry along and read those 'teacher tips' sections while waiting in line, for an appointment, or that train to go by.

Excellent Resource - Highly Recommended!
"National Science Education Standards" is an outstanding, well laid out resource for those interested in science education. We needed this excellent book for my daughter's senior project (establishing an advance science club) and found it to be a comprehensive tome of knowledge, somewhat overkill for our needs.

This book covers the standards that should be used to measure student science knowledge and therefore the level of teaching in the schools (taken with a large sampling of students, of course).

Highly Recommended!

CFH

superb book
This book gave a comprehensive overview of the issues facing national science standards.Not only did it go over the history of standards, but it delved into the complex issues of teacher participation, communitysupport, and school support equipment. I really enjoyed the organizationof the book.it was divided into very coherent and logical arrangement,which enabled easy understanding of the complex issues even to afirst-timer like me! ... Read more

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Making Standards Work leads educators through the steps of creating and using performance assessments to determine students' achievement throughout the school year. Dr. Reeves' straightforward approach to improving student achievement begins with using performance assessments that contain real-world scenarios, multiple tasks, and clear, consistent scoring guides. Thousands of educators have used this book as an essential guide to creating effective standards-based classrooms, schools, and districts. ... Read more

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Book stinks but good service
I hated what the guy was saying in this book but Amazon's service was great!

Making Standards Work
This is an interesting book in that it challenges all your previous ideas.I cannot say I fully agree with Reeves, but it has made me more aware of assessments and how I use them. ... Read more

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Handbook of Home Health Standards: Quality, Documentation, and Reimbursement includes everything the home care nurse needs to provide quality care and effectively document care based on accepted professional standards.This handbook offers detailed standards and documentation guidelines including ICD-9-CM (diagnostic) codes, OASIS considerations, service skills (including the skills of the multidisciplinary health care team), factors justifying homebound status, interdisciplinary goals and outcomes, reimbursement, and resources for practice and education.The fifth edition of this "little red book" has been updated to include new information from the most recently revised Federal Register Final Rule and up-to-date coding.All information in this handbook has been thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated.

• Offers easy-to-access and easy-to-read format that guides users step by step through important home care standards and documentation guidelines
• Provides practical tips for effective documentation of diagnoses/clinical conditions commonly treated in the home, designed to positively influence reimbursement from third party payors.
• Lists ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes, needed for completing CMS billing forms, in each body system section, along with a complete alphabetical list of all codes included in the book in an appendix.
• Incorporates hospice care and documentation standards so providers can create effective hospice documentation.
• Emphasizes the provision of quality care by providing guidelines based on the most current approved standards of care.
• Includes the most current NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses so that providers have the most accurate and up-to-date information at their fingertips.
• Identifies skilled services, including services appropriate for the multidisciplinary team to perform.
• Offers discharge planning solutions to address specific concerns so providers can easily identify the plan of discharge that most effectively meets the patient's needs.
• Lists the crucial parts of all standards that specific members of the multidisciplinary team (e.g., the nurse, social worker) must uphold to work effectively together to achieve optimum patient outcomes.
• Resources for care and practice direct providers to useful sources to improve patient care and/or enhance their professional practice.
• Each set of guidelines includes patient, family, and caregiver education so that health care providers can supply clients with necessary information for specific problems or concerns.
• Communication tips identify quantifiable data that assists in providing insurance case managers with information on which to make effective patient care decisions.
• Several useful sections make the handbook thorough and complete: medicare guidelines; home care definitions, roles, and abbreviations; NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses; guidelines for home medial equipment and supplies.
• Small size for convenient carrying in bag or pocket!

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Providing a clear framework, this volume helps school leaders align assessment and reporting practices with standards-based education and develop more detailed reports of children’s learning and progress. ... Read more

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Packed with examples of standards-based report cards that can be adapted to any school's requirements
Thomas R. Guskey and Jane M. Bailey's DEVELOPING STANDARDS-BASED REPORT CARDS offers breakdowns of each subject area into specific learning elements to offer parents and educators a description of how to measure a child's proficiency. From keys to linking standards guidelines to report cards to explaining how to achieve grading consistency without violating teacher autonomy or impacting workload, this is packed with examples of standards-based report cards that can be adapted to any school's requirements.
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The New Oxford Annotated Bible is the most widely used study Bible in schools, colleges, seminaries, and universities across the nation, meeting the needs of students of all faiths. An indispensible tool for people who desire a modern translation combined with outstanding study helps. ... Read more

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The Study Bible
I was really disappointed in this hardcover version.Though more expensive, it is an older translation than the college edition.It does have footnotes, but they are not nearly as extensive as hoped for.

What I wanted but slow delivery
This Bible seems to be the most comprehensive version of the New Revised Standard Version, which is considered by many scholars to be the best modern translation of the Holy Bible. Its commentary is thought provoking and concise.I would say, however, that this version is not for the casual reader of the Bible.A grasp of basic theology is needed to get into the commentary.As with most Study Bibles, I understand that the remarks are someone else's opinion.I purchased this Bible specifically for an Education for Ministry course I'm starting.

If someone is looking for an easier to understand Bible, "The Message" should be more to your liking.I have both, and often refer to The Message to make sure I'm understanding the meaning of confusing passages.

I would have rated this product as 5 stars were it not for the absurdly long time it took this product to come from the vendor in South Carolina to me. If you want this product, I would recommend using a different vendor.

Should have been my 1st Study Bible
This should have been my very first Study Bible.The RSV translation, notes and the Apocrypha makes studying the Bible an enjoyable experience.

A Beautiful useful Study Bible.
Print is clear and easy to read and the leather binding is beautiful! Bible contains study hints and a lot of additional information in the back. There is no red lttering in the New Testament but I always found that distracting. I purchased this for a EfM course and it came highly recommended by the advance students and the instructor.

The New Oxford Annotated Bible, RSV, Expanded Edition
I find that this older, 1977, Second Edition of the New Oxford Annotated Bible (NOAB), Expanded Edition, with its Revised Standard Version (RSV) translation "reads" much better than the brand-new, 2010, Fourth Edition, NOAB with its NEW Revised Standard Version (NRSV) translation.Here is how I came to that conclusion:

In my zeal to buy a Bible the minute I became a born-again Christian, I rushed out and bought the brand-new Fourth Edition of the New Oxford Annotated Bible (NOAB), copyright 2010, in the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) translation.As I understand it, the NRSV tries harder than any other translation not to offend anyone."Men" becomes "persons," etc.I took my Fourth Edition for a test drive at a Bible study class at my new, evangelical church and found that the Fourth Edition NOAB didn't read as well as the Bibles the other church members were using.I could compare how my NRSV translation sounded in comparison to theirs by silently reading the same chapter and verse that someone else was reading out loud from a different Bible.

In the end, I decided to mail my politically-correct Fourth Edition NOAB to my best friend, who is just getting his toes wet in Christianity, and to purchase a copy of the older Second Edition NOAB, copyright 1977, that I'm reviewing here----the edition with the distinctive white cross against a black circle on the red cover.Another reason I like this 1977 NOAB is that the Old Testament is edited and introduced by Herbert G. May, who taught at the former Oberlin Graduate Theological Seminary.I graduated from Oberlin College, so the connection of this Bible with Herbert G. May and Oberlin is a strong drawing card for me.

Speaking of cards, Oxford U. Press includes a How-To-Care-For-Your-Bible card with the NOAB, warning the reader not to insert church bulletins or any other paper bookmarks in the Bible because using such bookmarks could damage the "signature" of the sewn pages. I guess you are supposed to use a ribbon as a bookmark, but this NOAB does not come with any ribbons attached.

My favorite Bible right now, however, is neither of the above; it's the paperback New American Standard Bible (NASB) New American Standard Bible Updated Edition, which is also available on Amazon.To make this paperback Bible last longer, I covered it with clear shelf paper that I bought at Walmart.Now I have a compact, durable Bible in the same NASV translation that my pastor uses.I carry it everywhere in my tote bag and read it whenever I'm stuck in a checkout line or waiting for a drawbridge to lower.Because this Bible is an inexpensive paperback, I don't have to worry about damaging the glued-together binding by using a paper bookmark.Even though this Bible is cheap, it is printed in nice, dark type that is easy to read in spite of the small font.

If font size is an issue, you might prefer a larger-format version of the NASB.The larger-format version my pastor recommends is the Ryrie NASB Study Bible The Ryrie NASB Study Bible Hardback- Red Letter with DVD.Ryrie taught at Dallas Theological Seminary, which is where my pastor studied.

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This is Volume II of an encyclopedia representing the scholarship of hundreds of evangelical contributors who have prepared articles on virtually every person, place, and term mentioned in the bible. The encyclopedia is based on the Revised Standard Version, but is cross-referenced so that readers of other versions can easily utilize it. ... Read more

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Limited use so far but I love it
It well supported my research on Euodia and Syntyche.I have also heard good things about it from my professor and classmates. ... Read more

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The New Revised Standard Version is the "standard" translation used by mainline Protestant churches, Orthodox churches, and by many Catholics. The NRSV debuted in 1989 and is owned by the National Council of Churches, which is the leading force for ecumenical cooperation among Christians in the United States representing thirty-five denominations with forty-five million members in more than 100,000 churches across the country. They have chosen HarperCollins to be the exclusive licensor of the translation for the world (nonexclusively in the UK).

The New Revised Standard Version is recognized in scholarly circles as the most accurate translation into English of the original Hebrew and Greek texts. In the tradition of its predecessors, the King James Version and the Revised Standard Version, the NRSV was designed to be the "standard" version for English-speaking people across all denominations, which in many ways it has become. None of the new, more sectarian translations have approached its standards of elegance and accuracy.

This unique one-column setting allows people to read the Bible as work of literature. Each book is introduced with an original wood-cut. Overall, this special easy-to-read setting makes the Bible a wonderful reading experience. It also includes a concordance index to help people find key passages.

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Less value for your money!
As I stated in my review of the OT & Apoc., people should not have to pay for two individual volumes @ $9.99 each.Now Kindle is releasing a single volume edition @ the end of Nov. 2010 for $9.99!Will those of us that purchased both original volumes get half our money back?

Inconvenient
This translation of the scriptures is one I use all the time. However, you cannot type a verse in and find it. It is simply very inconvenient to move about the scriptures. You cannot study from this product. I use this only for reading a book at a time.

Navigation Issues
I enjoy reading the NRSV.This version is verbatim to the printed version. I have two problems though.First is that the NT and OT are separate volumes requiring you to purchase two copies if you want the whole scripture.Second is the Table of Contents is just one simple step short.I sometimes would like to find something via chapter and verse.The TOC in this version only opens the book.It starts you out at the very beginning of the book.so if you want a chapter in the middle or end of a book you have to open it to 1:1 then next page for ever until you find what you're looking for. ... Read more

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No other reference exists which embodies the detail and comprehensive coverage of "The "Standard Catalog of" World Coins". This is an indispensable volume for the beneficiary of a collection, someone just getting started in collecting or the experienced enthusiast who wants to keep up-to-date records. Any collector or investor in coins of gold, silver, platinum or palladium will be amazed by the increased value of their holdings. ... Read more

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Packing in several thousand pages of detail
2011 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 appears in its updated 38th edition to pack in 50,000 actual-sized illustrations and coverage of the latest values of world coins. It's a 'must' for avid coin collectors, filled with numerous detailed illustrations on every page lending to easy identification and valuation, and packing in several thousand pages of detail.

Who's in charge here?
I was amazed to note that the coin weights and actual silver weights for coins from many countries were incorrect in this catalog. I have no idea what happened, but it needs to be fixed. In some cases, they appear to have truncated the coin weight in grams and calculated the silver weight based on the incorrect coin weight. In other cases, it looks like simply wrong information. As an example, KM-309, 311 and 318 all had actual silver weights of .0289 oz in the 2009 edition and now they are .0289, .0289 and .0278. On the nezt page, the weights of KM-310, 312 and 319 were all .0736 in 2009 and they are now .0736, .0718 and .0766. You may not care about the Netherlands East Indies, but check out Canada where there are also multiple errors. I haven't looked the gold coins, but I wonder if errors might also exist there.

Very good catalog
A very good catalog for beginners. It has every coin from every country from 1901-2000. I'm very happy with my purchase, it will be very useful to organize my coin collection.

Trustworthy Volume Again - But No CD
It is fairly difficult to welcome a new edition of World Coins Catalog 1901-2000 with great expectations. One can assume that by 2010 the editors made sure that their work is complete (actually, it isn't - one 1 pound coin from Cyprus issued in 2000 is still missing although two other 1 pound coins from the same year were added, copper 3000 bolivares from 1999 from Venezuela is missing still although silver 6000 bolivares coin issued also to commemorate the Maracay Mint is included etc etc) so the new volume becomes interesting only for those who are interested in recent changes of prices i.e. dealers and investors. They will find in the volume some changes and revaluations (Poland is going up - not much of a surprise as a coin boom in this country has continued for over a decade now, Great Britain is going down - the changes are caused rather by the decreasing value of the pound rather then by a general loss of interest in British coins) but not really that much to justify the purchase of another issue.
For those who already have the 2010 issue there is an additional reason why they should reconsider replacing it with the 2011 issue - there is no CD with the text of the catalog in .pdf files. In other words - if you have 2010 issue, think twice before buying the new one. If you don't have the catalog at all (if you collect coins, you really should) or you old copy is falling apart with age, look around first - maybe you can find the 2010 issue - it will be much cheaper now and the CD really does come handy if you travel with your laptop. ... Read more

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This book lists literally hundreds of manufacturers of cutlery from all over the world. Old as well as new brands are included. The easy-to-use format allows the collector to become an expert in evaluating or appraising knives by using the RBR evaluation scales. There are overviews describing the histories of major knife companies, a section on commemoratives and limited editions, clubs and organizations, numbering systems, and a section on identifying knife patterns. The handle materials section contains full-color photographs showcasing the variety of handle materials used in the manufacture of knives. This book is a must for the experienced as well as the new knife collector. A thorough pricing update and an expansion of the RBR scales are highlights of this sixth edition. ... Read more

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A"Cut and Paste" Job from the 5th edition
Do not waiste your money if you have the 5th edition from last year.stewart

If you do not have last years book, it's one of the best general info on knife companies and thier history.But Stewart does not mention Jim Sargent's book "American Premium Buide to Knives and Razors" with contributors like Case Guru Tony Foster.You need to own both.I cannot wait to see the new Case guidebook slated to be out in the fall of 2009 by another Case guy.

Buy bothe Stewart's 5th or the new 6th if you do not have the former, and DO BUY Jim Sargent's book above.

Knife collectors guide is adequate
With chapters on how to appraise a knife's value, to chapters on major knife companies, large hunting knives, kitchen cutlery and straight razors this book tries to touch on every conceivable aspect of knife collecting. There are plenty of photos, and lithos to help identify different knife patterns and brand name tang stamps. The commemorative and limited edition section is very large with loads of details about very rare and hard to find knives. While there is a large amount of info here there is too much that would apply to a beginning collector and less to an experienced collector. I would not call this book a "must have" but it is helpful to a beginning collector.

Pocket knife mania
I found a cigar box full of old pocket knives in my mother in laws attic.I wanted to learn more about them and what they might be worth.This book answered that question easily while also sparking some interest in acquiring other similar knives of value.I would recommend it or "Official Price guide to collector knives" by Price to anyone wanting to know more about pocket knives they might have.

What I didn't like about this book was the poor quality pictures and sketches for many of the knives, they were of copier type quality.But they were good enough for me to learn what I wanted to know.

Excellent overview and a great place to start
Positives: Comprehensive overview of the various manufacturers.Good valuation system that gives direction on which brands are more desirable.Decent discussion of knife care.Good glossy color insert.

Cons: Does not discuss the history of various patterns(Stockman,Trapper, etc.), but this seems beyond the scope of the book (find an old copy of Bernard Levine's Guide to Knives...either the 3rd or 4th edition). A general overview of patterns and their intended use would be nice.

This book will get you headed in the right direction of knife collecting.This combined with the Bernard Levine book mentioned above is all you need unless you specialize in a brand.There are Case, Cattaraugus, etc... specific books.As to some other comments, I guess I knew this didn't cover fixed blade knives, but I guess it should be "The Standard Pocket Knife Collector's Guide."

A 'bible' of knife values and history.
The updated 6th edition of identification and values packs in black and white photos of all kinds of knives and covers their history as well as collector ratings by condition and the latest values. Knife collectors will find Standard Knife Collector's Guide a detailed, important reference perfect for identifying and assessing a collection. ... Read more

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Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction 1.0 CD-ROM Network Version provides the complete content of Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction, Second Edition, in an easy-to navigate electronic format. This network version CD-ROM is compatible with Mac and Windows and includes downloadable architectural details and drawings, a visual search feature, a bookmark tool to save and annotate content, and a search engine. This must-have resource is essential for architects and related designers who work with residential structures.Amazon.com Review
The residential construction market may have its ups and downs, but the need to keep your construction knowledge current never lets up.

Now, with the latest edition of Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction, you can keep your practice at the ready. This edition was expertly redesigned to include all-new material on current technology specific to residential projects for anyone designing, constructing, or modifying a residence. With additional, new content covering sustainable and green designs, sample residential drawings, residential construction code requirements, and contemporary issues in residential construction, it’s a must-have resource. And now it's easier to get the information you need when you need it with references to the relevant building codes built right into the details and illustrations. These new "smart" details go beyond dimensions with references to the International Residential Building Code—presenting all the information you need right at your fingertips. New features and highlights include:

• Loads of previously unpublished content—over 80% is either new or entirely revised
• Sustainable/ green design information in every chapter—a must today's practicing building and construction professionals
• Coverage of contemporary issues in residential construction—aging in place, new urbanism, vacation and small homes, historic residences…it’s all here.
• Coverage of single- and multi-family dwellings—complete coverage of houses, row homes and quadraplexes as dictated by the International Residential Building Codes.

Amazon-Exclusive: Q&A with Editor-in-Chief Dennis Hall

What is the most challenging or memorable residential project you’ve worked on?
Designing my own home.

Why?
1. Really tough client.
2. No budget.
3. High client expectations
4. Have to live with the results for the last 19 years and think about all the things I would do differently.

Architects design houses, contractors build houses, and owners maintain and live in houses. That is the natural state of things. But when you design, build, and live in the same house, you have a unique perspective and only one person to blame (it is all my wife's fault).And, you learn from mistakes in a profound way (just kidding, Janice dear).

Houses are a lot like marriages. There are happy surprises and disappointing ones, and never enough money or time to do everything you want. In the end, it is not the big issues that determine happiness; it is the details that matter.

Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is a book about getting the details right. While having Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction in your firm's library won't necessarily improve your marriage, why take that chance? I know I wish I had it 20 years ago.

What’s “new” about the new edition?
The minimum standard of care is compliance with building code. But with thousands of codes and standards, some conflicting with each other, how do you know you have not forgotten something? This new book informs and educates the reader on specific code requirements and how they can be applied.

Remember, our clients pay us because we have knowledge of building design and construction and know how to apply that knowledge to their situation. While no architect promises a perfect set of construction documents, this is often the expectation of the client. The better we are able to convey building information to the client, contractor, and building official, the happier the client will be.Is that not what we all want?

What new content are you excited to see specifically covered in the book?
As a forensic architect, one of the biggest problems we see is the lack of understanding of the design and construction of exterior vertical enclosures. There are three basic types of walls: barrier walls, drainage cavity walls, and pressure-equalized walls. Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction explains how each of these wall types work and the importance of the water-resistive barrier and flashing in drainage cavity and pressure-equalized walls. Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction also provides details with code cites for the design of exterior vertical enclosures of numerous construction materials including masonry, wood, stucco, and others.

Armed with the knowledge of how walls work and the related building code requirements, keeping the water out of your project and having a happy client is easier. It is also far more economical for the home owner, designer, and contractor.

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A most have for all construction industry professionals!
The new Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is a "must have" for all participants in the project design and delivery arena.The incredible and powerful new search engine within the text is just amazing and provides you with the information you need ... fast!Using the new web-based text is a valuable tool for me ... allowing instance access to the information I need, when I need it!I highly recommend this book to anyone.

Editor-in-Chief
The authors of the new Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction (RGS) have spent thousands of hours in the writing and editing of the second edition of this book. We have scrutinized every detail, modifying them to ensure that they comply with the 2009 edition of the International Residential Code and current standards of practice. During production, the knowledge content was reviewed by an industry panel of architects, contractors, educators, building officials, and others to ensure that the latest information was incorporated.

We are pleased that the second edition of RGS presents the best of the first edition along with new information. Numerous new details and information was also added that was not included in the first edition, including a contemporary issues section, which address issues identified by the RGS Advisory Board as important to owners, designers, and contractors. This RGS is a must have book for anyone involved in the design and construction of a home.

IRC references are ideal
The code references that are included in the graphics make a great shortcut to being able to compare with my local code requirements.The contemporary issues is really a great guide for issues that are relevant to the residential designer and architect.

A must-have reference
Whether you're designing a new residential structure or renovating an existing one, this book is a must-have. Found exactly what I needed, including a reference to the building code--what a time-saver!Also have the CD-ROM version so that I could have the details to work with(Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction 1.0 CD-ROM (Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series)

And, as I delve deeper into Building Information Modeling (BIM), I can really appreciate the organization. BIM needs you to think in terms of building elements, and that is exactly how this book is organized. ... Read more

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Theory Workbook Is Better Than Study Guide
This book has too many crossword puzzles & word searches - it's very frustrating when all you want to do is learn the material - not do kindergarten work. ... Read more

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An Important Addition for any Physical Education library
A great book showing NASPE's 6 standards and what they mean for both the teacher and the student in the physical education environment. With explanations of what is expected under each standard, a great reference for any philosophy statement or class webpage.

School ripped me off
I like paying 1/2 or less at Amazon than the bookstore for new books! (the bookkstore used are 2X as much!)

Great help for Phys. Ed teachers
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Not Happy
One of the main reasons I purchased this item was because I thought it came with a CD so I could have the info on my computer.The 2010 edition had one and most major book companies are adding digital copies of books not removing them.This book is not necessarily cheap and the digital copy is really the only reason I purchased it.Will probably return the book as it is too much money for just a book.

Not Likely to Buy the Next Issue
Another issue of the 21st century World Coins Catalog proves yet again that the whole idea was aimed mainly at selling the same thing twice to the same group of customers. The 2011 issue still is not big enough to justify the separation from the 1901-2000 volume (no, there is no need to list prices for trial strikes in the latter volume!) while the editing leaves far too much to be desired.
The list of flaws is quite long but let's be general here. The more recent issues of most countries are not brought up to date (strangely enough Ukraine is well done but its neighbour Belarus is not to such a degree that in some cases some coins from a series are listed and some are not) and this applies to a quite strange degree to countries living on coin production (and quite popular among collectors) such as Isle of Man or Gibraltar (current circulation issues introduced in 2005 are still not listed!). The prices show little connection with market reality or are not given at all (Monaco 2007 issues). Mistakes from earlier volumes are not corrected e.g. there were two Polish 2 zloty commemorative coins issued in 2005 and 2007 missing from 2010 issue and guess what? They are still missing. The same coins are listed twice. The sequence is sometimes quite inexplicable i.e. the latest coins are listed as the first. Etc etc.
Conclusion - unless you are a dealer and you need it for your business (and you can deduct the cost for tax purposes) don't buy this volume. You will find more specific and up to date information on new coin issues on the Internet and more data on their prices on eBay. To make matters worse Krause apparently decided that adding a CD was too much and cancelled it in this editions, you have to buy it separately in effect paying twice for the same faulty material.
You will have to make your decision but I am not very likely to buy 2012 issue. ... Read more

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for what it claims to be, the best around
This is a great short book for reviewing the intricate grammar of Arabic after being taught it.It has no exercises or reading passages, though, so is no replacement for a textbook, let a lone a teacher.For what it claims to be, it is the best I've seen.

Brilliantly Clear and Concise
I am not a fan of small grammar works, but the way in which the information is presented is clear, ordered and an outstanding basic grammar reference. It will not go in detail but is sufficient for a concise guide. It is very charming and well printed. The chapters are ordered according to type and are organized in clear sections. I recommend it without reservation.

Great Resource for Arabic Grammar
I studied Arabic for about 4 years before I got this book, and only once I read this did I feel like I really started to understand the language. It lays out the basic rules of Arabic grammar in an easy-to-follow manner and builds on your knowledge to help you go from understanding how word meanings are developed to how sentences are properly formed.

The explanations may not get into the finer points of Arabic grammar such as the always annoying case endings, but it's that simplification that makes this a great resource for anyone who wants to learn Arabic.

It's OK
I think this book is okay and can be better. Content-wise, it is proper for a beginner that learns Arabic, which makes it not explain the grammar points clearly.
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Less proud moment
USA has her less proud moment. Those who remember those days would be more forgiving to others. Those who unfortunately unable to remember or are ignorant about those days would believe they have occupied the highest moral high ground. For the latter, this book is valuable.

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This book is over 800 pages, starting from the early U.S. oil companies competing with one another in an 1890's style industrial struggle. It has detail. If you like hard data this is the source. Daunted by the size of this tome? read the last three chapters first. "The Price of Oil", "The legitimate Greatness of The Company" and "The Conclusion": these three chapters will put the present day in a new light for you. The Caspian Sea was an oil field before the Bolschevik Revolution. At that time czarist Russia was a world contender. Now Caspian Sea oil has been "rediscovered". What was the Burma oil co.? What were the yearly production figures? what were the various allocations of oil use? What role were other countries playing? This is the place to find it.

The Early History of Standard Oil
This is a wonderful account of the beginnings of the Standard Oil Company - from the perspective of one of the premier muckracker's of the 19th century.The book is mainly a series of articles strung together detailingsome of the more illegalefforts of John D. Rockefeller to create amonopoly in the oil industry. It is a classic account of how to create amonopoly and has stories that involve everything from dynamiting thecompetition to innovative rebate plans that discourage competition.. ... Read more