Shouldn't I Be Happy: Emotional Problems of Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Why I gave only 1 star
  • Only book I found that deals with Antepartum depression
  • Most Informative Book of its Kind
  • A must for any woman, spouse, family or friend suffering.
Shouldn't I Be Happy: Emotional Problems of Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Shaila Misri
Manufacturer: Free Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0743237609

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Why I gave only 1 star.......2004-10-31

The book is of good quality for it's time. But it is VERY outdated. There have been numerous changes in the treatment of PPD since its publishing. I recommend something more current to get the best information.

5 out of 5 stars Only book I found that deals with Antepartum depression.......2004-04-18

I experienced severe depression in my first trimester, and I couldn't find anything at all that dealt with the topic. I wanted to be excited about the pregnancy but felt totally disconnected. This book - as well as an outpatient psychiatric program through the hospital where I delivered - helped me deal with my depression and my pregnancy.

5 out of 5 stars Most Informative Book of its Kind.......2001-12-30

Dr. Misri does an amazing job of hilighting the different aspects of PMDD and post-partem depression. I especially loved the section on Garlok. This book is a must read for any person who wishes to be more informed on an important issue in our society today.

5 out of 5 stars A must for any woman, spouse, family or friend suffering........1999-08-19

Dr. Misri does a great job of explaining depression as it relates to pregnancy and the postpatum period. She includes stories of women that she has counseled over the years. These stories help the reader to better understand the various forms that depression can take. I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks they or someone they know may be suffering from depression related to a pregnancy, including miscarriages and still births.

Confederate Ironclad 1861-65 (New Vanguard)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Very useful
Confederate Ironclad 1861-65 (New Vanguard)
Angus Konstam
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1841763071
Release Date: 2001-08-25

Book Description

The creation of a Confederate ironclad fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics. Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, Confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of breaking the naval stranglehold on the nascent country. Her ironclads were build in remote cornfields, on small inland rivers or in naval yards within sight of the enemy. The result was an unorthodox but remarkable collection of vessels, which were able to contest the rivers and coastal waters of the South for five years. This title explains how these vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they fought.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very useful.......2002-05-20

This short book packs a maximum of information into a minimum of pages. Without wasted words, every aspect of Confederate ironclads is covered: design, construction, armor, armament, life on board, strategy, tactics, and actual combat actions. Nor is analysis lacking. The author contends that the casemate ironclad was the best design possible given the Confederate resources available, and after switching doctrine from one of expecting the ironclads to break the blockade to one of having them defend vital ports, they performed their function well. As is usual with Osprey, the book contains many diagrams, photographs, and color artwork, including a cutaway drawing of CSS Virginia. Information about the 22 ironclads actually comissioned is assembled in an appendix, but any put under construction are mentioned somewhere, including CSS Stonewall, a non-casemate ironclad built in France. The only misprint I noticed was in the appendix where CSS Huntsville is spelt "Husville". The book is suitable for those just starting to learn about Confederate ironclads, and old hands who want a quick reference available.
The Confederate Navy: The Ships, Men, and Organization, 1861-65
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Highly informative
  • Excellent As A Companion to Luraghi's Masterpiece
  • Outstanding! Definitive! A Triumph!
The Confederate Navy: The Ships, Men, and Organization, 1861-65
Raimondo Luraghi , Robert Holcombe , Maurice Melton , Royce Shingleton , Harold D. Langley , Norman C. Delaney , David M. Sullivan , and Robert M. Browning Jr.
Manufacturer: Conway Maritime Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0851776868

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Highly informative.......2006-06-16

Want to know everything and anything of the Confederat navy during the American Civil war?

This book pretty much has it all. Everything about organization, men, ships and equipment and the forces that determined its activities. Well organized and well researched. A must have for anyone interested in the history of the blockade and the civil war.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent As A Companion to Luraghi's Masterpiece.......2003-12-25

Although intended as a companion book to Lincoln's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861-65 by Donald L. Canney, this book is also very useful in conjunction with A History of the Confederate Navy by Raimondo Luraghi, which is the definitive book on the CS Navy.

The book is organized by topics (such as shipbuilding, types of ships) and presents these topics in more detail that is generally found in Luraghi's book. While I was hoping that it would include a Jane's-like section with drawings or photographs of every ship, this book is well illustrated. (For even more illustrations see The Confederate Navy - A Pictorial History by Philip Van Doren Stern.)

Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding! Definitive! A Triumph!.......1999-03-16

Dr. Still, the dean of Confederate naval historians, is the proud editor of this tour-de-force overview of the Confederate Navy. His contributors include Bob Holcombe of the Confederate Naval Museum, Dave Sullivan, well-known researcher of the Marine Corps in the Civil War, and virtually every authority on the Confederate Navy and the naval Civil War writing today. Well-coordinated, well-illustrated, well done! Small wonder that it's advanced by the Naval Institute Press, which has a tradition of promoting and publishing fine books.

The Royal Tombs of Great Britain: An Illustrated History
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • illustrated survey of all of Britain's royal tombs
The Royal Tombs of Great Britain: An Illustrated History
Aidan Dodson
Manufacturer: Duckworth Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0715633104

Product Description

The royal tombs of the British Isles have long been neglected as archaeological monuments. Within their sarcophagi, vaults, or graves, royal bodies underwent various treatments before burial. At one extreme, the flesh of Henry V was boiled off the bones. More generally, the internal organs were removed and the flesh treated with spices in a process akin to mummification. Having been interred, the royal dead were not necessarily left in peace. Some were moved from one burial place to another. Civil disturbance also disturbed royal slumbers, particularly during the Reformation, when a number of abbeys housing tombs -- particularly in Scotland -- were destroyed. Finally, throughout the ages, antiquarians or the curious have opened a number of the tombs to examine or verify their contents. It is from these researches that much of our knowledge of British royal tombs derives. Aidan Dodson provides a concise digest, largely based on primary source material, of all that is known about the various royal sepulchres of the rulers of Great Britain down to the present day. Entries include a biographical note on the tomb’s owner, the circumstances of death, the architecture and decoration of the tomb, post-interment history, and bibliography. The book also includes summary details of the burials of royal consorts, of the Stuarts in exile, and of foreign monarchs buried in Great Britain. A final appendix lists and describes the principal chapels, churches, and mausolea that contain royal tombs.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars illustrated survey of all of Britain's royal tombs.......2005-05-01

Surprisingly considering England's attachment to the monarchy, there has been no comprehensive guide to the royal tombs--until this one. Dodson locates all of the known tombs of Britain and Scotland's long line of kings and queens of the varied kingdoms before they were united into the one United Kingdom and after they were when there was a single line of monarchs. With this, he gives notes on the historical background of each monarch, including his or her burial, and on "post-internment history," which sometimes includes movement of the body to another resting place. Surveying the lives and burials of the numerous monarchs, "Royal Tombs..." can also serve as a guidebook to the burial places. There's just enough material for the historian looking for basic information and for the curious tourist. A teaching fellow in archaeology and anthropology at the U. of Bristol, Dodson has written previous books on the pyramids and royal families of Egypt.

HYDROGEN - Hot Stuff Cool Science 2nd edition: Discover the Future of Energy
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Interesting and entertaining
  • An informed and in-depth study of hydrogen that can be easily grasped by the non-scientist with an interest in this subject
  • Hydrogen: Hot Stuff Cool Science, is a hot book about cool stuff to learn
  • If you still have your spirit of adventure
  • Very Enjoyable Read and Super Resource
HYDROGEN - Hot Stuff Cool Science 2nd edition: Discover the Future of Energy
Rex A. Ewing
Manufacturer: PixyJack Press
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ASIN: 0977372413
Release Date: 2007-03-01

Product Description

Discover the solid science and cutting-edge technologies behind hydrogen energy and fuel cells, and learn how we will use this energy in our homes and buildings, vehicles and public transportation, for electricity in remote areas and for backup power, and much more. Zed, the wise wizard of the Wasserstoff Farm, leads readers through chapters that include an overview of basic chemistry and energy transformation; a look at global warming and the annual U.S. energy consumption; electrolysis and other ways of extracting hydrogen from water; extracting hydrogen from coal, natural gas and biomass; ethanol and methanol production; nuclear energy and hydrogen production; using wind and solar energy for hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; internal combustion engines fueled by hydrogen; and fuel cells for vehicles and buildings.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Interesting and entertaining.......2007-06-06

This book was received in good shape and fairly quickly, too. Thanks, we needed it fast!

The book was very informative and written in an interesting way.

5 out of 5 stars An informed and in-depth study of hydrogen that can be easily grasped by the non-scientist with an interest in this subject.......2006-04-10

Very written and directly accessible to the non-specialist general reader, Hydrogen: Hot Stuff, Cool Science by Rex A. Ewing offers an informed and in-depth study of hydrogen that can be easily grasped by the non-scientist with an interest in this subject. Hydrogen introduces the reader to the every aspect of the manifold uses of hydrogen, what the chemical really is, where hydrogen comes from, and how it works as a fuel. Ewing presents a remarkable reference for anybody without much scientific background with a true interest in hydrogen and all of the extensive and innovative uses for it. Also very highly recommended reading from Pixy Jack Press is Rex Ewing's "Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy To Power Your Grid-Tied Home (0965809870, $18.95) which he co-authored with Doug Pratt.

5 out of 5 stars Hydrogen: Hot Stuff Cool Science, is a hot book about cool stuff to learn.......2005-12-17

I highly recommend this book to those who wants to know more about the potential of hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels. You will discover hydrogen is an inexpensive solution which is environmentally clean and the technology exists today. The author weaves the technical information into a fictional tale which makes reading and learning a pleasure. The book is perfect for young readers as the author Rex Ewing keeps the readers attention with his interesting characters, Zedediah Pickett, author Rex and his horse Mike. An interesting tale interlaced with scientific facts. A bit light for the reader who has a good knowledge of hydrogen, fuel cells, etc. it's still a good refresher covering the basics and fun read. You'll get a glimpse of what the future holds if we have the courage to make it happen and the result if we take no action. It does a great job of making the reader pause to think about the issues. It makes the point that we are running out of fossil fuels, they contribute to greenhouse gases, and other pollutants. It touches on the main points: how hydrogen can be generated, stored/transported safely and converted into useful energy for electricity, fuel for cars, heating homes and many other applications. If there was one complaint the book only mentions fusion technology in passing. Perhaps this will be discussed in a sequel? Regardless it is an excellent and quick read; I've purchased this as a gift for several family members and friends. I wish everyone could get a copy as this is an issue we all need to be aware of and pressing our politicians and legislators for the emergence of the hydrogen age. I tip my hat to Rex A. Ewing on a job well done, buy this book!

5 out of 5 stars If you still have your spirit of adventure.......2004-12-13

Do you know someone who thinks that science and engineering are boring subjects? Or someone who believes we can afford to ignore global warming and the upcoming end of the age of oil? Invite them to read this charming book by Rex Ewing. The author takes his readers to the imaginary Wasserstoff Farm to meet a wizard named Zed who is a master of subjects that too many people choose to ignore. We learn how fuels are transformed into energy, the various ways of producing hydrogen gas, and how this element may someday replace fossil fuels in providing the energy we depend upon.

High school teachers will find this playful book a useful supplement to the conventional chemistry textbook. It will appeal to readers of any age who have not lost their imagination or spirit of adventure. I also recommend it to the journalists, economists and political leaders of our age in hopes that they will get the science correct when they speak of the most serious technical problem of our time.

5 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable Read and Super Resource.......2004-12-08

HYDROGEN - Hot Stuff, Cool Science is a clever, innovative meld of "Harry Potter makes Contact with the Hydrogen Wizard and together they travel Back to the Future." At least, those are the images I saw while reading. Science teachers will love "technistoff," the technical notes and references following each chapter. Armed with these, teachers can enrich their own knowledge and understanding of some incredible new technologies of hydrogen generation, storage, and delivery, as well as visiting some very instructive web sites with their students.

A Colorado science educator for the past 39 years, I have been continuously dismayed about how little society understands about our current and worsening global energy predicament. Now, more than ever, humanity needs to "invest" immediately in Wasserstoff Farm's renewable energy programs. HYDROGEN - Hot Stuff, Cool Science is at once a very enjoyable read and super resource for teachers, as well as for the lay public, who are looking for ways to sort out the basics of hydrogen science.
No Fluff, Just Stuff Anthology: The 2006 Edition (Pragmatic Programmers)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Knowledge of experts, balance of FOX news
  • Too little about too much - A bright star with a short lifespan
  • Specialized to the computer geek world - and packed with logic and detail.
  • eclectic
  • A Technical Conference - To Go!
No Fluff, Just Stuff Anthology: The 2006 Edition (Pragmatic Programmers)

Manufacturer: Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Book Description

Twenty-seven weekends a year, the No Fluff, Just Stuff conference rolls into another town, featuring the world's best technical speakers and writers. Up until now, you had to go to one of the shows to soak up their collective wisdom. Now, you can hold it in the palm of your hand. The No Fluff, Just Stuff Anthology represents topics presented on the tour, written by the speakers who created it. This book allows the authors the chance to go more in depth on the subjects for which they are passionate. It is guaranteed to surprise, enlighten, and broaden your understanding of the technical world in which you live.

The No Fluff, Just Stuff Symposium Series is a traveling conference series for software developers visiting 27 cities a year. No Fluff has put on over 75 symposia throughout the U.S. and Canada, with more than 12,000 attendees so far. Its success has been a result of focusing on high quality technical presentations, great speakers, and no marketing hype. Now this world-class material is available to you in print for the first time.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Knowledge of experts, balance of FOX news.......2007-06-23

There is not a single good reason known to me not to read the second No Fluff Just Stuff Anthology. Most engineers I know spend far more time coding than catching up on the latest tricks and trends in the engineering world. To those engineers, present company included, an anthology like this is invaluable. However, NFJS Anthology Vol. 2 is also grievously unbalanced.

Much material in this volume is written by agitators of the "new age" software movement, for lack of a better word. They gravitate towards weaker contracts (i.e. REST over WS-*), loose typing (i.e. Ruby over Java), relaxed processes (i.e. Agile over anything else), and so forth... While all authors are entitled to their opinions, I find it unsettling that the "new age" dogma dominates much of the publication. Brian Sletten assaults WS-* in his essay "Give it a Rest", but where is the counterargument? The three paragraphs Sletten himself offers? Or does the editor wish to suggest, quite falsely if so, that there really is no business case to explain why top enterprises leverage WS-* based solutions in spite of their cost?

How about Jared Richardson's article on JRuby titled "Integrating Ruby with legacy code"? Since when is Java considered legacy code? Since when has the free world stopped developing solutions in Java except when under the whip of mighty yet incompetent management? And once again, where is the refutation? Where is the essay on the dangers of mixing and matching languages and platforms? The weaknesses of purely-dynamic languages? Certainly not in this NFJS anthology (sorry, Jared, two brush-off bullet points don't count). And what of a counterargument to Venkat Sabramaniam's essay on Agile Methodologies? While deeply insightful into agile techniques, it also seems to offer Agile as a panacea of sorts, omitting any discussion of when an agile process may be unfitting or even crippling. Once again, shop somewhere else for the complete story.
Ultimately, the single greatest failure of this compilation can be attributed to Neal Ford's role as its editor. A quick glance at his blog allows one to glean Ford's biases with a naked eye. While the strength of Ford's dispositions does not detract from his status or credibility as a great speaker and author, it renders him unfit to edit such a compilation as this anthology. Ford goes so far as to violate a key principle of the NFJS series by propagandizing a $500 IDE (Chapter 10), while devoting less than half that real estate to Eclipse techniques (Chapter 11), despite the latter's prevalence in availability and market share. In short, Ford allows what would otherwise be an invaluable educational resource to become a hideous concoction of information and propaganda.

Fortunately, Ford's negligence toward balance was slightly tempered by the diversity and insight of several of the authors. Howard Lewis Ship's essay on testing tools and techniques (Chapter 7), David Geary's introduction to the Google Web Toolkit (Chapter 8), and Scott Leberknight's "Data Access using Spring, Hibernate, and JDBC" (Chapter 19). These chapters stand out due to both their relevance and their instructional approach. These essays teach, rather than preach, and set a wonderful example of what the rest of this volume should have looked like. While I look forward to attending this year's No Fluff Just Stuff conference in Boston and even hearing some of the people whose work I criticized in the preceding paragraphs, I hope the 2008 NFJS anthology will offer less demagoguery and more substance, less fluff and more stuff.

3 out of 5 stars Too little about too much - A bright star with a short lifespan.......2007-03-01

Being a great collection of masterly written articles, this book constitutes a deep introduction to a diversity of hot tech-topics. Surely, it will serve you well as a valuable skills thermometer in your professional growth planning.

Though, a couple of chapters awoke my interest and became the start point of further readings; I don't picture this book having a place in my "always at hand" book collection. I think this book, like those magazine subscriptions piling up in my garage, is a once in a lifetime reading.

Rather than having this professional guide to mainstream technological thinking dusting on my bookshelf; I would like to see it being passed around at the coffee table, inspiring, and guiding colleagues and friends. Definitely, this is not a book to own, but a book to share.

5 out of 5 stars Specialized to the computer geek world - and packed with logic and detail........2006-10-14

Articles by many notables - Scott Davis, Neal Ford, and more - pack an anthology covering all kinds of topics, from real-world web issues and applications to project testing, total object makeovers, and more, computer pros will find topics detailed, in depth and specialized to the computer geek world - and packed with logic and detail.

Diane C. Donovan
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4 out of 5 stars eclectic.......2006-09-26

This is certainly an eclectic mix of a book. Topics from 15 authors covering subjects such as language-oriented programming, through agile methodology and CSS.

Written by leaders in their fields, this book doesn't aim to be definitive, but consists of essays by those people about the stuff which interests them. I didn't follow all of the subjects covered, and I think that you would be hard-pressed to. All were well written and would appeal to followers of that particular facet of information technology.

One particular thing I liked about this was the appendix covering each author's favourite reads and tools, plus a comprehensive bibliography.

I'm sure you'll find, as I did, half a dozen topics of interest, with several others opening up previously unknown fields of study. I'm looking forward to the next edition.

5 out of 5 stars A Technical Conference - To Go!.......2006-09-02

I attended a NFJS conference last year and was very impressed by the quality of the speakers and content. So, when I had the chance to read the No Fluff, Just Stuff 2006 Anthology I jumped on it.

The book is a collection of 15 technical papers from NFJS speakers that will just make you flat smarter. I found each paper to be informative, well written, and enjoyable. For example, the first paper is "Real World Web Services" by Scott Davis. In it, he provides a broad overview of the various acronyms that make up Web Services. While I was already pretty familiar with WS, this paper filled a few gaps in my knowledge of the subject. In other sections of the book there are deep discussions on testing, continuous integration, methodologies, and more.

The NFJS 2006 Anthology cuts a wide swath across the topic of software development. And yet, each section manages to go quite deep into the subject. I found a nice balance of variety and detail. Some of the papers were on topics I wouldn't necessarily seek out but I appreciated the opportunity to widen my horizons a bit.

Check out the TOC and sample chapters on the Pragmatic Programmer site.

Think of it as a technical conference to go. Highly recommended.
AMAZING STORIES - Volume 63, number 2 - July 1988: Repository; Ice Gouged Lake, Glacier Bound Times; Delicate Stuff; The River of Air, the Ocean of Sky; Blind Sam; The Boring Beast; Lost Child; The Spokesthing; Memories of the Future; Centaurus Dream
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    Patrick Lucien (editor) (Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Rebecca Ore; John Barnes; Geoffrey A. Landis; Rick Shelley; Harry Turtledove; Kevin R. Sandes; David E. Cortesi; Phillip C. Jennings; Reginald Bretnor; Mike Curry; Arlan Andrews) Price
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    Future Stuff
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Fun read
    • Fun read
    Future Stuff
    Malcolm Abrams , and Harriet Bernstein
    Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Fun read.......2003-07-30

    This is a fun book - full of short tales of inventions which may or may not affect the future. I first read it in 1990 and at a second glance recently I noticed how tame the predictions were. Most were consumer-oriented items or fantasy ideas (floating furniture for easy cleaning) but several have become reality - stitches that fade, food wrappings that one can eat, windows that lighten or darken or allow more or less heat into a room.
    The organization is simple - a few chapters with small vignettes about the product accompanied by a drawing of same. Of added interest were two additional items: Predictions of when the product would appear and the percent chance of its development.

    3 out of 5 stars Fun read.......2003-07-07

    This is a fun book - full of short tales of inventions which may or may not affect the future. I first read it in 1990 and at a second glance recently I noticed how tame the predictions were. Most were consumer-oriented items or fantasy ideas (floating furniture for easy cleaning) but several have become reality - stitches that fade, food wrappings that one can eat, windows that lighten or darken or allow more or less heat into a room.

    The organization is simple - a few chapters with small vignettes about the product accompanied by a drawing of same. Of added interest were two additional items: Predictions of when the product would appear and the percent chance of its development.
    More Future Stuff: Over 250 Future Products That Will Change Your Life by 2001
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Interesting Stuff
    More Future Stuff: Over 250 Future Products That Will Change Your Life by 2001
    Malcolm Abrams , and Harriet Bernstein
    Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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    4 out of 5 stars Interesting Stuff.......2002-10-21

    This is a truly interesting book. It is very exciting to read a book written in 1991 and see where the United states stood economically, and where we thought we would be by the year 2001.(Almost two years ago). Malcolm Abrams & Harriet Bernstein keep it interesting to read throughout; never using boring cliches, and often talking about inventions with a little story to go along. I would recommend anyone to read this book. It is great to see some of the weird inventions that seem too far-fetched even for todays society, not even remembering this book was written in 1991. If you want a great book that will keep you reading to the end, More Future Stuff is the way to go.
    Stuff Magazine May, 2003-Cover Tyra Banks and pictorial + 10 other future Supermodels + Sex Spy
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      Stuff Magazine May, 2003-Cover Tyra Banks and pictorial + 10 other future Supermodels + Sex Spy

      Manufacturer: Dennis stuff
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback
      ASIN: B000MHVQ5E
      Buy now, pay later: why buying more stuff now won't help us build a more stable future. (margin notes).(Brief Article): An article from: U.S. Catholic
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        Buy now, pay later: why buying more stuff now won't help us build a more stable future. (margin notes).(Brief Article): An article from: U.S. Catholic
        Kevin Clarke
        Manufacturer: Claretian Publications
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Digital

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        ASIN: B0008II69G
        Release Date: 2005-07-28

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        This digital document is an article from U.S. Catholic, published by Claretian Publications on December 1, 2001. The length of the article is 730 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: Buy now, pay later: why buying more stuff now won't help us build a more stable future. (margin notes).(Brief Article)
        Author: Kevin Clarke
        Publication: U.S. Catholic (Magazine/Journal)
        Date: December 1, 2001
        Publisher: Claretian Publications
        Volume: 66 Issue: 12 Page: 31(1)

        Article Type: Brief Article

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        The future looks ... odd: we've got a handle on what will happen this season, and, man, you can't make up some of this stuff--well, actually, yes you can.(2006 ... PREVIEW): An article from: The Sporting News
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          The future looks ... odd: we've got a handle on what will happen this season, and, man, you can't make up some of this stuff--well, actually, yes you can.(2006 ... PREVIEW): An article from: The Sporting News
          Matt Crossman
          Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Digital

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          ASIN: B000EQ4CS6
          Release Date: 2006-02-24

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          This digital document is an article from The Sporting News, published by Thomson Gale on February 24, 2006. The length of the article is 1381 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: The future looks ... odd: we've got a handle on what will happen this season, and, man, you can't make up some of this stuff--well, actually, yes you can.(2006 NASCAR PREVIEW)
          Author: Matt Crossman
          Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
          Date: February 24, 2006
          Publisher: Thomson Gale
          Volume: 230 Issue: 8 Page: 40(1)

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          The right stuff: a quarter-century ago, John Bourbeau put his future on the line when he started a risky new business with no guarantee of success.(Right Management): An article from: Detroiter
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            The right stuff: a quarter-century ago, John Bourbeau put his future on the line when he started a risky new business with no guarantee of success.(Right Management): An article from: Detroiter
            Chris Mead
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            ASIN: B000M8NIYK
            Release Date: 2006-12-28

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            This digital document is an article from Detroiter, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2006. The length of the article is 609 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: The right stuff: a quarter-century ago, John Bourbeau put his future on the line when he started a risky new business with no guarantee of success.(Right Management)
            Author: Chris Mead
            Publication: Detroiter (Magazine/Journal)
            Date: November 1, 2006
            Publisher: Thomson Gale
            Volume: 97 Issue: 6 Page: 51(1)

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            Write stuff: how one man turned his love of storytelling into a career as a television sitcom writer.(your future)(Ed Evans) : An article from: Scholastic Choices
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              Write stuff: how one man turned his love of storytelling into a career as a television sitcom writer.(your future)(Ed Evans) : An article from: Scholastic Choices
              Russell Bart
              Manufacturer: Scholastic, Inc.
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Digital
              ASIN: B0009H2VOC
              Release Date: 2005-07-21

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              This digital document is an article from Scholastic Choices, published by Scholastic, Inc. on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 503 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: Write stuff: how one man turned his love of storytelling into a career as a television sitcom writer.(your future)(Ed Evans)
              Author: Russell Bart
              Publication: Scholastic Choices (Magazine/Journal)
              Date: April 1, 2005
              Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
              Volume: 20 Issue: 6 Page: 28(1)

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