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Hardbound. This book presents a series of chapters by several leading economists on how to perform economic analysis in support of litigation matters. For many years, academic economists consulted in litigation matters, but most did not discuss it as it was regarded as not 'pure economic research'. As more national economics consulting firms were established, specializing in litigation, and primarily made up of academic economists, the stigma (if ever there was one) disappeared. More than likely, young applied economists will not think twice now about working for a consulting firm, or even a consulting firm which specializes in litigation. This book examines exactly what forensic economists actually do.

All the contributors have endeavored to stress the importance of using the economist toolbox properly, all with sterling results. As young economists contemplate a litigation consulting (or any private sector) career versus an academic one, it is hoped t

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The Moon is not just a "local" destination, argues former NASA Astronaut Harrison Schmitt. As a destination, the Moon presents us with a goal that tests our resourcefulness and determination. How much are we willing to spend to re-establish ourselves as space-farers? Return to the Moon proposes that we begin planning, and now, for the establishment of human outposts on the Moon — not just as an exercise in technology and discovery, and not just as a way of fulfilling our destiny as explorers and pioneers. Schmitt, having himself traveled to and literally walked on the Moon, is no stranger to technology, discovery, and a sense of our destiny as explorers; but in this book he focuses on a return to the moon as a business proposition.

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the Moon beckons!.......2007-05-18

I've always been a big space exploration advocate, so OK, I'm an easy sell on reasons to go out there. Having admitted my bias, I think it's fair to say that Harrison Schmitt's RETURN TO THE MOON is very convincing in asserting that the Moon's vast helium-3 deposits may well be a major part of the answer to our energy problems here on Earth, since helium-3 is an ideal fuel for nuclear fusion reactors and there's not much of it on Earth. Schmitt readily admits that a lot of work would have to be done to achieve this, especially 1) more development of fusion reactors, 2) establishing a Lunar base to mine helium-3 from the Moon's soil, and 3) setting up a transportation system to get the helium-3 from the Moon to the Earth. One big advantage here, though, it that NASA is planning to send people back to the Moon for various reasons anyway, so we would not have to go solely to mine helium-3.

Schmitt has obviously done a great deal of research on all this, mainly as a geology professor at the University of Wisconsin. I think he makes a good case for the feasiblility of it, though I'm not an engineer so I can't really assess all that he is saying. In the book's foreword, Neil Armstrong, who IS an engineer, deems the proposal "worthy of careful examination." Schmitt lays the proposal out in much detail - fusion technology, mining processes, economics, and so on - such that the book is usually dry and academic in tone and would probably lose those just moderately interested in space. But if he is right that the Moon's helium-3 will save us, we had better ALL be interested in this. We're in an energy crisis on Earth, and Schmitt estimates we'll need at least 8 times more energy production by 2050!

It is true, as some have noted, that Schmitt does not emphasize the reduction of global warming as one of the main advantages to be gleaned from helium-3 fusion, but he does say that it would help in that regard. He states that we will need a "portfolio of fusion, fission, clean coal, and solar energy (including wind)" to deal with our energy needs by 2050, and that this combination "gradually reduces the addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere from human sources, cutting that particular contribution to natural climate warming trends. Whether future climate warms, or warms and then cools rapidly, more electrical power will be required to counter the adverse consequences of change." (page 326) If human activity is more responsible for climate change than Schmitt believes, helium-3 fusion is even more attractive, as it releases no greenhouse gases.

By the way, the cover of RETURN TO THE MOON says that Schmitt "is currently the last human being to have STEPPED ONTO the Moon." (emphasis mine). This is a trick of semantics, because his Apollo 17 partner, Eugene Cernan, is sometimes said to be the last person to have WALKED ON the Moon. These statements are both correct in a tricky way, because Schmitt was the last person in Apollo 17 (the last human flight to the Moon thus far) to step out of the Lunar Module ONTO the Moon, while Cernan was the last person to get back into the Lunar Module after walking on the Moon!

A slight inaccuracy.......2007-02-20

The book sounds great, but the bio describes Schmitt as "the 12th and last human to have stepped on the Moon." Schmitt was the 12th human to step onto the lunar surface, but it is generally accepted that Gene Cernan is the last human to have walked on the moon since he left the lunar surface and re-entered the LEM after Schmitt.

Note: My 4-star review is arbitrary and stupid. I don't want to rate a book I haven't read and Amazon won't allow me to post this comment without assigning a rating. 4 stars is the current average review.

Comprehensive if a bit dry.......2007-02-18

If you are interested in the exploitation of space, you will find this a very thought-provoking read. The topics broached span the gamut of technical and business details that make the case for privatized lunar exploitation based on a very imminent earthly need - new sources of clean energy in the form of deuterium-helium and helium-3 fusion mined from the lunar regolith.

Oddly, one of the best arguments for the enterprise -- the chance to eliminate use of fossil fuels that are contributing to global warming -- is given the short shrift. Schmitt's politics come into play as an apologist for the far-right "counter-conspiracy" of climate change deniers. Politics are not a dominant feature of the book (or of the argument for a return to the moon) but they do occasionally pop out at you when least expected.

At least one chapter is devoted to axe-grinding about the way NASA has declined in the past few decades. Because he is well-positioned to pass judgment on these topics, this was actually very interesting (albeit secondary to the topic of a privatized lunar settlement).

You will not be fascinated by every chapter of this book. There is much material that needs to be covered to support the argument and certain topics - for example detailed business and financial forecasting - are required for making the case.

The lynchpin, of course, is the assumption that commercial deuterium-helium fusion reactors can be produced and this can only be taken as an article of faith. Schmitt is aligned with Fusion Technology Institute of the University of Wisconsin so he does have some insight into the progress on this technology but, let's face it: fusion has been 5 years away for the last 30 years. Until there exist fusion reactors that can demonstrate significant power production, the mining of lunar helium-3 will be a hard sell.

Great topic, flawed presentation.......2006-11-08

Love the topic and a lot of what Schmitt has to say, but have significant issues with the style, language and presentation.

The book's style is neither fish-nor-fowl, but occupies a middle ground between science fiction, an academic paper and a powerpoint presentation.

It largely reads like an academic paper, with countless footnotes (oddly placed at the end of each chapter, not at the end of the book) and a writing style that's hard to folow unless you are willing to find a pen & paper to take notes while you read.

In this sense it resembles the guise of a very dry academic paper - which would be fine, but at the same time it also lacks the focus and precision of an academic paper.

Previous comments have focused on some of the perceived inacuracies in across some the many specialized fields he touches, including:
- fussion reactors,
- mining technologies
- exogeology,
- economics,
- long-term energy predictions,
- spaceflight,
- management theory,
- International relations
- etc..

He certainly deserves praise for the amount of time and effort he has spent becoming conversant in all those diverse disciplines, but his presentation of each individual one is typically dry and often unequal to the complexity of the subject matter.

Finally, my primary issue with his approach is that it's based on a strange & uneasy mixture of private enterprise and Apollo-style government science projects.

Substitute taxpayers for investors, and you have much the same approach - various people representing multiple constituencies gathered around a conference table, a strategic plan, and a massive pool of cash to be deployed in pursuit of this plan.

It just doesnt work that way - no large company started life *as* a large company, and certainly not as a large company with a plan.

If/when we do see He-3 mining on the moon, it will come about as an organic process, with carpetbaggers, prospectors, conflicting claims, unrelated developments, lawsuits, booms and busts, lucky breaks, etc..

The 21st century is not for wimps.......2006-07-23

We face a great many problems in the 21st century, from global warming to population stability. Most discussions of these problems are little more than the rending of our garments or efforts to strike fear into people. Such efforts do not solve big problems.

Dr. Schmitt's work is completely different. It is a can do vision of a successful future. Such visions get people into action and keep people in action. Such visions do solve major problems. Such visions are the only things that solve such problems. This book is a world changer.

The solution of our energy problem will require the development of many pieces of the puzzle. Some will be mundane like conservation, some will be high tech, like CO2 sequestration. He3 from the moon is just plain exotic. We will need all the pieces before the solution of the whole puzzle can become clear.

The 21st century will be hard, but I promise you it is not going to be boring.

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Lunar Returns
John Townley
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ASIN: 0738703028

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Unveil the Mysteries of the Moon!

Every month the Moon above comes back to where it was exactly when you were born. Called the Lunar Return, the chart cast for this instant tells the tale of the next 27 1/2 days to come. It paints your emotional landscape day by day and reveals the tides that wash over your life as the Moon drives her daily course. Once a primary tool of every professional astrologer, this invaluable technique has often been neglected because of its demanding subtlety and complexity.

In this book, long-time astrological innovator John Townley has cut to the core of how and why to use the Lunar Return, giving the student or professional astrologer the keys to the heart and the pulse of each and every month.

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one of the best..........2007-08-31

This is a great book both in writing and analysing Lunar Returns profoundly. Townley has a wonderful way of explaining complex astrological meanings in a short and as entertaining, but meaningful sentences. He is very gifted writer and astrologer (the combination is not as usual as one should assume). This IMHO the best of (sadly) very few astrological book about the interesting Lunar Returns. He should write one about Solar Returns too, it would surely be a contributation besides to all existing books about that topic. Townley talks about house positions of all planets and the nodes, their respective angles, angles to natal chart, even Full and New Moon positions/transits to both chart types. Really great!

Another Cookbook.......2005-06-03

I was happy to find this book about Lunar returns, a topic on which you will not find much literature. However, I was quite disappointed with the content. It's just another cookbook delineating planets in houses and aspects between planets. The delineations are well-written though. There is a short chapter on transits to the natal planets too and a (very) short chapter on New and Full Moon, retrogrades and eclipses. You will not find anything about the real standouts in the Lunar returns, nor about progressing the Lunar return chart, nor about important midpoint configurations, nor about the relationship with progressions or solar returns, nor about sensitive degree areas or exact conjunctions to prominent Fixed stars. There is nothing on the Lunar parallax. This book is a good beginning though and I'm glad somebody has written a book about Lunar returns.

John Townley at his best.......2003-11-13

I am a practising astrologer for almost 30 years and have always regarded the moon's placement to be as important as the ascendant when casting a chart. The Moon is the Soul of the chart, and the ascendant is the Personality. John Townley has done a lot of research before publishing this book, and I would recommend it to other astrologers and to those who are interested in astrology. I must give John Townley 5 stars for this wonderful book.

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Interpreting Solar and Lunar Returns
Babs Kirby , and Janey Stubbs
Manufacturer: Capall Bann Pub
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Are investors moonstruck? Lunar phases and stock returns [An article from: Journal of Empirical Finance]

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Are investors moonstruck? Lunar phases and stock returns [An article from: Journal of Empirical Finance]
K. Yuan , L. Zheng , and Q. Zhu
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Empirical Finance, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This paper investigates the relation between lunar phases and stock market returns of 48 countries. The findings indicate that stock returns are lower on the days around a full moon than on the days around a new moon. The magnitude of the return difference is 3% to 5% per annum based on analyses of two global portfolios: one equal-weighted and the other value-weighted. The return difference is not due to changes in stock market volatility or trading volumes. The data show that the lunar effect is not explained away by announcements of macroeconomic indicators, nor is it driven by major global shocks. Moreover, the lunar effect is independent of other calendar-related anomalies such as the January effect, the day-of-week effect, the calendar month effect, and the holiday effect (including lunar holidays).

Back to the Moon: Mankind Returns to the Lunar Surface

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Beautiful color photos & artwork!

Back to the Moon: Mankind Returns to the Lunar Surface
Kevin M. Caruso
Manufacturer: Aerospace 1 Publications
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0970515006

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Beautiful color photos & artwork!.......2002-11-09

Kevin has written a beautiful book for middle school students, teachers, and parents. My children love the full color photos and artwork throughout the book. Kevin explains all of the recent robotic spacecraft to visit the moon since Apollo, and tells of the private companies who plan to return. He shows lasers shooting at the targets placed by Apollo astronauts, and provides interesting facts to challenge the reader in non-technical layman's terms. Nice job Kevin! A great book for schools.

Big returns on small samples: Lessons learned from the analysis of small lunar samples and implications for the future scientific exploration of the Moon ... - Interdisciplinary Journal for Chemical]

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Big returns on small samples: Lessons learned from the analysis of small lunar samples and implications for the future scientific exploration of the Moon ... - Interdisciplinary Journal for Chemical]
C.K. Shearer , and L.E. Borg
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This digital document is a journal article from Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry - Interdisciplinary Journal for Chemical, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Samples returned from the surface of planetary bodies are both complementary to orbital and in situ observations and provide a unique perspective for understanding the nature and evolution of that body. This unique perspective is based on the scale the sample is viewed (mm-A), the ability to manipulate the sample, the capability to analyze the sample at high precision and accuracy, and the ability to significantly modify experiments as logic and technology dictates over an extended period of time (decades). Unlike the Apollo missions, robotic sample return missions in the next decade will result in the return of relatively small sample mass. Such robotically returned samples are scientifically more valuable if they can be placed within a planetary context through orbital observations and if information concerning planetary-scale processes and conditions can be extracted from them. Conversely, samples give remotely sensed data ground truth. That is, they act as a ''calibration standard'' for these data allowing a much enhanced global view to be constructed. The Moon is an example that illustrates how information can be extracted from small samples and then extended to planetary and solar system scales. Three examples from the Moon illustrate this point. First, multi-analytical and experimental studies of minute (10-500@mm) glass beads representing near-primary magmas provide constraints on the composition and condition of the lunar mantle, the style of early planetary differentiation, the history and character of early mantle dynamics and melting, and the isolation of the lunar mantle from late-stages of lunar accretion. Second, trace element analysis of individual mineral grains via ion microprobe and isotopic analysis of small rock fragments representing some of the oldest and youngest periods of lunar magmatism illustrate their usefulness for both fingerprinting distinct episodes of lunar magmatism and reconstructing the evolution of lunar magmatism. Third, mechanisms for primitive planetary mantles degassing and volatile transport on airless bodies can be understood by the analysis of volatile coatings on glass and mineral fragments in the lunar regolith. As many of our insights about the Moon are based on samples that primarily were collected within a limited lunar terrain, our understanding of the Moon is somewhat biased. Future scientifically strategic sampling targets are young mare basalts (Roris basalt in Oceanus Procellarum), far-side mare basalts (Mare Moscoviense), large pyroclastic deposits and potential mantle xenoliths (Aristarchus plateau, Rima Bode) major unsampled crustal lithologies outside the Procellarum KREEP terrane (central peak in Tsiolkovsky crater, South-pole Aitken basin), basin and crater melt sheets (South-pole Aitken basin, Giordano Bruno) and H deposits in permanently shaded areas (South-pole Aitken basin). Sampling these locations would further our understanding of processes at work during the early evolution of the terrestrial planets, provide a comprehensive history of endogenous (e.g., primary volcanic degassing) and exogenous (e.g., solar wind, galactic cosmic rays, volatiles from comets) volatile reservoirs and volatile transport and would provide unique historical information about events and processes that affected the entire inner solar system, a record obscured on the Earth and Mars.

Interpreting Solar and Lunar Returns: A Psychological Approach

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Interpreting Solar and Lunar Returns: A Psychological Approach
Babs Kirby , and Janey Stubbs
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Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation-The Apollo II Saga

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A Voyage of Physics

Lunar Landing and Return: A Simplified Physics & Mathematics Investigation-The Apollo II Saga
Donald C. Lundy
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A Voyage of Physics.......2004-01-29

I ordered this book as I have a long time interest in space exploration, particularly the Apollo program. I also have a science background, and thought this would be an interesting blend of the two. The book really isn't what I expected, but has some strong points.

Generally speaking, this is a physics textbook designed for the advanced high school level (the author was for years a teacher in the San Bernardino Secondary School District.) The book is divided into sections to enable the reader to make non calculus calculations of relevant equations for a generalized translunar flight. The math is relatively easy to follow, but I would complain that on many pages the equations get rather jumbled and require re-reading to get your bearings. There are also 'self test' sections at the end of each area to check your learning (answers in the back are provided.) The book begins with an overview of basic astronomy and physics, including a relevant math review (up through and including trigonometry), and concludes with a section on the Apollo 11 mission profile including generalized calculations and considerations. The physics sections are obviously very clear to the author, and are generally well written.

The downside here is the Apollo specific information, some of which is just plain incorrect. It appears that even though the author claims to be a huge admirer of the Apollo program and the astronauts, he just seems to have vaguely glanced at the introduction to a book on space flight, never bothering to become genuinely knowledgeable on the subject. On several occasions he states that Apollo 14 was the last Apollo mission, which, of course fails to account for the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions. I honestly can't understand this most basic of errors, nor can I understand the errors in terminology and crew names (not to mention the famous "One small step for man" quote, which is botched here) that prevail throughout the book. He claims to have written this book after his retirement, but certain dates in this book make me wonder when it was actually written. He references the Challenger disaster and Mir, but other features make me suspect that this book was largely written some time ago, particularly the lack of knowledge of missions after Apollo 14, the computer section, and the quality of the illustrations. The illustrations must be singled out for a bit of critique. They obviously were done freehand, most likely by the author, and are very poor in quality. Commercially available clipart and inexpensive drawing programs render these obsolete, which makes me believe they were done prior to the modern PC. Further, there is an entire section on computers and the chosen language he wrote his programs in is BASIC, which makes me think that this must be fairly old. At best the computer information is useless.

To sum up, if you want a physics book about basic space flight, this is an OK choice; if you want a book about anything specifically related to Apollo you will be disappointed. I heartily recommend this book to one group without reservation, though: high school physics teachers. This is a book that will challenge and interest high school age students. The math is not entirely basic, but requires no calculus, and the format would be perfect for a one quarter long unit on space, introduced, of course by a decent documentary on the space race, like the NOVA DVD available here on Amazon.

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The Only Way To...Learn about Tomorrow (Current Patterns) (Progressions, Directions, Solar and Lunar Returns, Transits)
Marion D. March , and Joan McEvers
Manufacturer: ACS Publications, Inc.
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ASIN: B000X1R5Q8

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From back cover: This book discusses all the major forms of current patterns in astrology--which allow the astrologer to look forward (forecasting) along with examining the present and the past. They also discuss secondary progressions, solar arc directions, transits, eclipses and cycles as well as solar and lunar returns.

Regresa EU a la luna. (información sobre nuevas exploraciones en la luna)(TT: The US returns to the moon) (TA: information about new lunar explorations): An article from: Semana

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Regresa EU a la luna. (información sobre nuevas exploraciones en la luna)(TT: The US returns to the moon) (TA: information about new lunar explorations): An article from: Semana

Manufacturer: Spanish Publications, Inc.
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Release Date: 2005-06-01

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on January 8, 1998. The length of the article is 2202 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: Regresa EU a la luna. (información sobre nuevas exploraciones en la luna)(TT: The US returns to the moon) (TA: information about new lunar explorations)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 8, 1998
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: v5 Issue: n255 Page: p3(1)

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