Theoretical Ecology: Principles and Applications

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Robert May's seminal book has played a central role in the development of ecological science. Originally published in 1976, this influential text has overseen the transition of ecology from an observational and descriptive subject to one with a solid conceptual core. Indeed, it is a testament to its influence that a great deal of the novel material presented in the earlier editions has now been incorporated into standard undergraduate textbooks. It is now a quarter of a century since the publication of the second edition, and a thorough revision is timely. Theoretical Ecology provides a succinct, up-to-date overview of the field set in the context of applications, thereby bridging the traditional division of theory and practice. It describes the recent advances in our understanding of how interacting populations of plants and animals change over time and space, in response to natural or human-created disturbance. In an integrated way, initial chapters give an account of the basic principles governing the structure, function, and temporal and spatial dynamics of populations and communities of plants and animals. Later chapters outline applications of these ideas to practical issues including fisheries, infectious diseases, tomorrow's food supplies, climate change, and conservation biology. Throughout the book, emphasis is placed on questions which as yet remain unanswered. The editors have invited the top scientists in the field to collaborate with the next generation of theoretical ecologists. The result is an accessible, advanced textbook suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate level students as well as researchers in the fields of ecology, mathematical biology, environment and resources management. It will also be of interest to the general reader seeking a better understanding of a range of global environmental problems.

Theoretical ecology: Principles and applications

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Theoretical ecology: Principles and applications

Manufacturer: Saunders
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Theoretical Ecology Principles and Applications 1976 Edition

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Theoretical Ecology Principles and Applications 1976 Edition
Robert M. edited by May
Manufacturer: Saunders
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ASIN: B000OK10UU

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Great Fun!

Even Duke fans find it difficult to put down

To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of

Great fun if you're a Carolina fan

Laughingly great read

To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry
Will Blythe
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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ASIN: 0060740248
Release Date: 2007-01-09

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A thoroughly obsessive, intermittently uplifting, and occasionally unbiased account of the Duke-North Carolina basketball rivalry

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Great Fun!.......2007-04-10

Even Duke fans won't be able to put down this entertaining analysis of the Duke-Carolina rivalry. Find out what's behind the bad blood between the two schools.

Even Duke fans find it difficult to put down.......2007-01-19

I actually bought this book as a Christmas present for my husband who is a big Duke fan. I am the Tar Heel fan in the family and thus you see the method in my madness. However, he started reading it on Christmas day before all the wrapping paper was cleaned up and could not put it down for hours. He did make a number of comments disagreeing with various premises of the book, but it certainly kept his attention. I've just started the book and particularly enjoy the references to the author's family (I knew his father years ago) but it does bog down a bit in detailing the games during the season. Still, for any of us who have lived in Chapel Hill and been infected with the Tar Heel "bug" it is a 'must read.'

To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of.......2007-01-19

Great book, great price, great shipping.

Great fun if you're a Carolina fan.......2007-01-11

I don't give a d*mn about Duke University
'Cause I'm from Car-o-lina!

Ah, if only the song were true. What a salutary effect it would have on my blood pressure if it were! But, like nearly every other North Carolina fan in the world, I do give a damn about Duke University. I give a damn frequently, vociferously, and ferociously. I often give quite a bit worse than a damn when the rodenty visage of Coach K appears on my television. Where does such vituperation come from? Why should a smallish Southern research university inspire such hatred in me and my fellow members of Tar Heel nation?

These are the questions that Will Blythe explores in To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever, his thoroughly biased account of the UNC/Duke basketball rivalry from a fan's perspective. Blythe is clever and self-deprecating, and the book is fun to read, but I suspect that my enjoyment stemmed mainly from the fact that Blythe falls on the same side of this rivalry that I do. Blythe was born and raised in Chapel Hill, NC, and is a passionate and knowledgeable lover of Tar Heel basketball. He makes no secret of the fact that he lives and dies by Heels, and I couldn't help liking someone who shares my feelings in that regard. Blythe is also a good play-by-play writer; his accounts of specific games were gripping and suspenseful even though I remembered the results of most of them. I'm sure it doesn't hurt that the games he describes took place during Carolina's run to the national championship in March of 2005. Blythe's narrative gave me a great opportunity to relive my favorite moments of the season--Remember that torturous loss to Duke on the last possession? Remember that nerve-wracking game against Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen?--and to remember how much I miss Ray Felton, Sean May, and the other stars of the championship team.

But the book is not only about basketball. Blythe spends some time talking about his father's recent death and analyzing his relationship with his dad. He also occasionally gets sidetracked into philosophical discussions about the nature of hatred and its role in the life of the modern sports fan. Perhaps it's just the rabid fan in me, but I found these sections of the book to be less successful. I might even go so far as to say they were a bit boring. Forget your family, man, forget your philosophizing, and give me the basketball! Blythe is much more entertaining when he's indulging his hatred of Duke than when he's probing its depths.

This was a fun read, peppered with clever digs at the Duke students, players, and coaches, but I can't imagine that it would be very interesting for anyone who's not a partisan in the war between the Tar Heels and the Blue Devils. It would probably even be somewhat insufferable to that portion of the population who feel that this rivalry is already over-hyped by the media.

Laughingly great read.......2007-01-11

My wife informed me this was the first book I've read in years where she witnessed me laughing out-loud. Quick read! I've already passed it from my dad to my brother since Christmas.

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A guide to more than 40 walks and hikes along the New England coast.

No matter where you live in coastal New England, attractive walking routes await. Wind-shaped dunes, tidal estuaries, dramatic mountains, old saltwater farms—all are within a few hours' drive. Even near the urban centers, foot travelers can enjoy wildlife preserves and parks. In Weekend Walks Along the New England Coast John Gibson presents his selection of the best foot trails in New England's coastal region. Walks include:
• Devil's Den Preserve in Weston, Connecticut
• Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in South Kingston, Rhode Island
• Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts
• Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire
• Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine
Well illustrated with 44 maps and 35 b/w photographs, this guidebook invites you to rediscover the world beyond the pavement.

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Sometimes playing by the rules isn't good enough. When filing a formal complaint, asking for your money back, and engaging in healthy competition just don't do the trick, you need to take serious action. This book arms you with 101 ways to derail, deflate and destroy your target business. And if you want to protect your own business, this book is the best insurance policy you'll ever buy. Whether you're looking to cripple an international conglomerate because of their offensive politics, or shut down the mom-and-pop store that's been ripping off people in your neighborhood, you'll find the techniques here. Don't get mad. Don't get even. Get Revenge. For Information Purposes Only.

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Great Book!!!.......2004-01-31

Ignore the last review. Dennis Fiery has created a masterpiece that should be read by everyone concerned about real justice. Learn techniques that can empower the little guys to take on the rich SOBs that cause so much misery, and emerge victorious over them. Loompanics is one of the greatest companies on earth!!

Buyer Beware!.......2003-02-14

"Out of Business," like other Loompanics books, comes with a disclaimer. Essentially, it says: "For entertainment purposes only." Many of the suggestions are clearly illegal--so much so that I eventually tossed the book into the trash.

Somtimes... Bad Guys Finish First!.......2002-11-22

Sometimes being polite, asking for your money back, writing letters and even yelling at various company officials just isn't enough. After you have tried to nice and give the company the benefit of the doubt, 'Out of Business' is your handbook to heavy-duty tactics to secure what's yours.

Author Dennis Firey explains every dirty trick imaginable . Covering everything from telephonic assaults on a companies' call center to spreading rumor in the community to guerilla advertising and organizing smear campaigns, Fiery shows the average Joe how to bring even the largest of companies to their knees.

What's more, Firey provides numerous examples of companies that have been successfully assaulted using the tactics he has described, including Starbucks Coffee, PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble and many other well-known companies.

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IMAPCT ZONE

The most dangerous part of the wave
You gotta beat it...or you'll eat it.

The summer is hot, and so is action out on the line-up. There's a big competition coming up, with some serious burrito money attached.

All the brahs are in it for something. Lucas has his career and his reputation on the line. If Kai wins, he might be able to stay in Sun Haven and not have to hit the road again with his sketchy dad. For everyone it's a chance to close out the summer as a champion.

Stoked.

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Mysterious Places/a Close-Up Look at Lost Cities, Forgotten Ruins, and Other Unexplained Places/Book and Fold Out Map (The Unfolding World)

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ASIN: 1561383201

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Close to home ; Stepping out ; Moving on ; Taking time ; Look again (Connections, Macmillan reading program)
Virginia A Arnold
Manufacturer: MacMillan
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0021664404

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"Close Like The Pros" by Steve Marx, had an impact on me

The book you want your sales staff to read!

Great book for buyers and sellers!

Filling the gaps with great ideas

Marx draws upon his impressive experience and considerable expertise

Close Like the Pros: Replace Worn-Out Tactics With the Powerful Strategy of Interactive Selling
Steve Marx
Manufacturer: Career Press
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The time pressures today on salespeople and clients are out of control. Sellers react in two ways that undermine their effectiveness.

In a misguided effort to save their prospects' time, salespeople take on more of the work, shoulder more of the burden themselves. And they turn proposals around with lightning speed, delivering the complete package on the second call.

That's handoff selling. The salesperson does all of her work first, hands off the proposal to the prospect as if it were a baton in a relay race, and then the prospect begins his work, the detailed consideration of this and other proposals.

That's not how the pros close! Author Steve Marx reveals how the most accomplished professionals actually do big deals and create long-lasting client relationships. They merge selling and buying into a single process--interactive selling. It's a process anyone can learn and any company can adopt.

Close Like The Pros is not another re-hash of sales basics--the basics in this book are the ones missing from every other book on the shelf.

Close Like the Pros :

* Is targeted at business-to-business salespeople who sell tailored solutions and seek long-term relationships--and to anyone who has a Big Idea to sell in the workplace.

* Weans salespeople from the dangerous fiction of the two-call close, which causes them to lose control, lose influence, and lose business.

* Gives salespeople the tools they need to activate the buying process as soon as the selling process begins--and to keep the selling process alive until the decision is ready.

* Shows salespeople how to invest more time with prospects likely to buy and less with those who aren't.

* Changes the language of selling, introducing the reader to real-life practices including half-baked ideas, homework assignments, molehill decisions, trial balloons, and more.

With interactive selling, the prospect helps improve the proposal, and the proposal helps improve the prospect! It's 21st century high-engagement selling and buying.

For more information and a free download of Chapter 1--and to take a free self-assessment of whether you're already an interactive salesperson--visit InteractiveSelling.com.

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"Close Like The Pros" by Steve Marx, had an impact on me.......2007-08-21

I don't hide the fact that I go against the grain in my search to improve procedures and systems to super serve clients while strengthening a company's bottom line. In that quest, a book called, "Close Like The Pros" by Steve Marx, had an impact on me. It's the closest strategy that I have found to date that I totally agree with in terms of real and realistic sales. "Close Like The Pros" is not a sales style, but rather a sales strategy for sales professionals who already understand why and how you should focus on customer needs. The book explains that providing the focus, power, and direction for the sale are important points to make during the sale. Oftentimes, management forces their own sales style on other members of their team and loses focus of the common goals to fill the client's needs while generating revenue for your company.

The book you want your sales staff to read!.......2007-08-14

It's clear that Steve Marx has a sales training company because he provides a useful resource for the employee-focused manager. Those who live by partnership creation realize that it takes a great deal of work to provide that training and teach that skill to others. As an effective tool for the sales staff you want to educate and inspire, "Close Like the Pros" tells it like it is with clear, easy-to-follow examples. The book also includes easy and precise "how-to's" and encourages the exploration of the sales process in steps that permit growth. For the sales person who welcomes the opportunity to become even better, and for the manager who would appreciate an effective format for addressing the subject with new life, "Close Like the Pros" sets the stage for discussion in an active and energetic manner. I don't think there's any doubt that interactive selling is effective - "Close Like the Pros" will boost your own enthusiasm and renew your skills, whether you manage a staff of sales individuals or sell directly yourself. I've heard it said that 90% of all jobs are sales in one way or another. This book benefits people in every field because the ability to interact, to sell our product, or ourselves, is part of life as we know it.

Great book for buyers and sellers!.......2007-07-31

I was skeptical when I first picked up the book, because I have read a lot of business self-help books, and haven't really gained much from them. But I got the book from a friend who recommended it, so I picked it up and started reading. It was very easy to relate to--from both sides of the desk! I'm frequently a buyer and occasionally a seller. This books works on both levels.

As a buyer, I recently distributed an RFP to a group of architects to design a medical office building that we will develop for and lease to the local hospital. I was reading the book at the time. Some of the architects waited until the proposal deadline, then sent me a generic package describing their firms' background, who the team members would be, and similar projects they had worked on in the past. Others visited the development site, called me to ask questions about the project, and even wanted to meet with the hospital to understand how they would be using the building. At first I was frustrated. I thought, "Why don't these firms just send me a proposal, like I asked?" Then I realized that they were trying to be interactive sellers, and that I should embrace that approach by being an interactive buyer. The firm we ended up choosing did not submit the lowest bid nor the thickest proposal. It was the firm that spent time at the development site, met with us before submitting a proposal, and called constantly to refine their understanding of our needs. By the time we received their proposal, it was custom-tailored to reflect our conversations leading up to that point. Further, we had interacted with their team enough to know that we had chemistry and would be comfortable working with them.

As a seller, we are often seeking approval from the City for our development projects. We never ask them to "take action" (vote) until we know the project will be approved--precisely the strategy that Close Like the Pros is all about Just last week we received unanimous approval from the City Council for a one million square-foot, 13-acre development project in the middle of the City. The meeting and vote only lasted about 15 minutes. Everyone on the City Council was already familiar with our project, because we had spent the last two years meeting with them and incorporating their input. We held weekly meetings with the Redevelopment Agency to review and discuss the plans, proactively invited ourselves to make presentations to local community groups, and held public hearings to receive even more input from stakeholders. The development plan constantly evolved based on the input from these various constituents, and we ended up with a far better proposal than we ever could have come up with on our own. This is why some of the best real estate development projects result from "public-private partnerships." The process is interactive. Not every such proposal takes two years, of course, but when the deal is this big we expect to make that kind of investment.

Close Like the Pros is about as real-world as it gets. And the author gets it right. I recommend it not only to salespeople--but to buyers, too!

Filling the gaps with great ideas.......2007-06-12

I was introduced to your book and I immediately bought a couple because of the "interactive" notation. I have recommended it to a client I am working for now and the owner said he bought a copy right away. I have also recommended it to the organization's associates of which I belong, The Institute for Independent Business.

I have been practicing this for years as a technical and manufacturing guy; I just didn't call it interactive. I know it works, as it has worked for me many, many times. It also has worked for me in my past international business and some of those relationships still exist today. Your ideas fit in well with my organization's teachings on how to sell business advisement. I believe that most closes need to be cultured, nurtured and work with rapport development. Your book helped me fill in the gaps of my beliefs on how business works.

Marx draws upon his impressive experience and considerable expertise .......2007-06-09

"Close Like The Pros: Replace Worn-Out Tactics With The Powerful Strategy Of Interactive Selling" by Steve Marx is a single volume instruction manual offering tested and effective sales techniques on concluding a deal with a client or customer. A career salesmen who has built his own business (The Center for Sales Strategy) into the media industry's preeminent sales and management consulting firm, Marx draws upon his impressive experience and considerable expertise to explain why becoming expert in closing a sale is an essential part of interactive selling and without this skill no company or salesman can hope to prosper in the competitive and often volatile marketplace regardless of the service or product they are merchandising. "Close Like A Pro" should be considered as mandatory reading for anyone engaged in salesman ship! Also very highly recommended are two new business management titles from Career Press: Ken Lloyd's "151 Quick Ideas To Recognize And Reward Employees" and Carrie Mason-Draffen's "151 Quick Ideas To Deal With Difficult People".

Desert Wildlife/Book, Board Game, Poster, Press-Out Model and Picture Puzzles (Up Close)

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Desert Wildlife/Book, Board Game, Poster, Press-Out Model and Picture Puzzles (Up Close)
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Olympic Dreams/DJ's Challenge/Setting the Pace/Out of the Blue/Storm Clouds/Close Quarters/Moving Up/Letting Go/Raising the Bar/Class Act (High Hurdles 1-10)

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High Hurdles Series is the best!.......2007-05-31

These books are the best horse series written for people who absolutely love show jumping. These books seem to be more like "real life" than fiction as DJ goes through problems and has to make life changing decisions. These books are very well written and it is hard to put them down! Love them! I hope to see more soon!

Some Of My Favorite.......2005-11-14

I LOVE'EM. I have read 6 but we don't have the rest I wish I could find them where they are not so high-priced. I love reading and I read 2 in 1 day once but I can't wait till I get the next ones.

The Best Books.......2001-12-08

I really really like this series! DJ is almost my age. I got the first and 3 books for a present at my church one day and after I read those I knew I had to get all of those books!!! I've read all 10 books and they made me laugh and cry because DJ has a life like mine. In a lot of stories they want their characters to seem like they have a perfect life but these books are like that. I have read the books over and over and I REALLY can't wait until Lauraine comes out with a new book!

These books are amazing!!.......2001-03-02

I have a 12 yr. old daughter who hates to read. I had a terrible time getting her to pick up a book. She recieved this series of books for Christmas, and has read books 1-6 and it's only the first of March! She says that they are great, and when she finishes one she can't wait to start the next book.

Excellent Books!.......2000-12-08

The High Hurdles series is great! I've read all ten books and I want to read another! DJ's life seems so real. I love dogs and Horses, so I'm glad she has both. I didn't think that Major should have gotten hurt, but Herndon is a good Horse too. I love to read, and these books are wonderful! I am a Christian so these books are right up my alley. I love this series, and I hope that Lauraine Snelling writes another one! I rate this one way higher then a 5!

Corporate Buy-Sell Handbook: An Essential Guide to Business Succession Planning

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Corporate Buy-Sell Handbook: An Essential Guide to Business Succession Planning
Stephan R. Leimberg
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