Good job, yet will be better if the author settled firstly with other finance experts such as Fred Weston, Copelands and others about some 'financial standards

i've used this book when i joined a course at IMPM the man who incharge in financial management must read this book to upgrade themselves.

I have been to Hong Kong once before but that trip came up so fast that I wasn't able to do proper research. I was able to find limited maps on the Internet and the HK Tourisim Assoc. had a map that was good for the areas it covered.

When I was told I was returning to HK, I looked for several items, one which was a good map. I found it in Fodor's Hong Kong Citypack. Most of the guides give the same type of info that is easily accessable, covering the Central to North Point areas and Kowloon. This map won't give you the south side of the island with Stanley and Aberdeen but it covers everything on the north side from Kennedy Town on the far west to Chai Wan on the east side of Hong Kong Island.

The map covers the mainland as far north as Diamond Hill and it seems like if the MTR has a station there then this map covers that area. It shows the patsh the MTR takes but does NOT show all of the exits. This is the only bad part of the map that I have found. You can use the tourist assoc. map for that though.

The guide itself is okay and the 3rd edition is the one youwant to get. Where the 2nd ed. is orange on the bottom of the cover, the 3rd. is yellow. The guide seems to be more like they wanted X number of items on subject Y. Very basic information and some that is misleading. In one paragraph they talk about the Temple St. Night Market. In the next paragraph, they say "at the end of the street" near X & Y is the Jade Market. You won't find out until you examine the map that the jade market is a few block away from the end of Temple St.

There's nothing "illegal" about the merchant adding the cost of processing the credit card back into the transaction. I don't know how Visa Asia works it, they can and will cut off merchant banks that allow this. But you should expect to pay an extra couple of percent when charging.

A possible typo is that Amex holders can get cash at some "Jetco" ATM machines. I assume they mean "Jesco", the grocery store chain.

Finally, the guide is too big to be shoved into a back pocket. I would have preferred a smaller thicker guide.

There doesn't seem to be a great pocket guide on the market, I'm combining this guide with the Berlitz pocket guide which does fit in my pocket. If you need a good map though, this is the one to get.

Concise and articulate. The book is divided into six sections from a brief history of Hong Kong to travel facts. In the margins are quick tips (shopping,accomodations) and highlights of the top 25 sights to see while in Hong Kong. A detailed color pull out map is provided. Light weight and perfect to slip into a purse or pocket.

During the school year this book is available at the main campus bookstore

Foundations of Finance, though long out of print and nearly impossible to find, is a superbly readable introduction to the theory of finance. Though somewhat dated by the work that Fama and other economists have done in the past 25 years, this book covers a lot of ground in great detail.

You can indeed purchase a a photocopied version at the University of Chicago bookstore(Fama uses it as required reading in B432, the finance course he teaches).

The poem by Field "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat" is available in a variety of anthologies for children who enjoy poetry for its own sake. It is also an excellent choice for parents to memorize and recite to their children: "The gingham dog and the calico cat/ Side by side on the table sat". But for parents who are more comfortable with a book and children who are more comfortable with pictures, this book is an excellent choice - right down to their eating each other up!

My sons have a very battle-scarred copy of this wonderfully illustrated version of Eugene Field's poem "The Duel." Every night for months it was their requested bedtime story -- the rhythm of the lines tickled them and they loved the drawings of the dog, cat, clock, and old Dutch plate.

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Recently, I was looking for a book about Georges-Eugene Haussmann because of a long time interest in Paris, and when you come to speak of how it developed, that is a name that you just cannot ignore. The book hasn't been out for so long, so I took a gamble in buying it (no reviews were posted pretty much anywhere).
The first part of the book is about Haussmann and how he climbed up the ladder in the civil service (without losing sight of any of the cultural or historical background), when the following parts of the book focus more on Haussmann's time in Paris and the changes he made there (what it should be about). The only comment you can give on this part is that the maps in the back of the book are not enough to understand the bigger picture. I don't know whether this should be included in the book or whether the writer should have recommended the reader to buy a detailed plan de paris. He didn't say that so that's the star that's missing, but short of that, I think it's the perfect book you can buy about Baron Haussmann, his plans to change Paris and the cultural circumstances surrounding it.

Baron Haussman was the famous 'architect' of modern Paris and has been little covered in history: enter Carmona, a biographer who sets the architect's life against the backdrop of 19th-century European society and history. A fine balance between biography and history is created in a survey of Haussmann's involvement in civic life as an administrator, and his influence on Paris politics and structures.

May be difficult to find, but it's well worth the effort. Great to reminisce or anticipate the years everyone remembers for life.

I bought this book for a friend in about 1985, when I was attending college, and just recently acquired a used copy. Looking back, it's amazing how accurately the book describes the whole experience. Although it's nearly 20 years old (published 1982) it has aged very well. Topics include: stretching the meal budget (hit those professors wine and cheese parties), spectator sports (football), spectatorless sports (ultimate frisbee), and how to impress those co-eds (impressive: apartment with own room, not impressive: top bunk). All in all, a fond look at those years of learning just for learnings sake.

At the end of the introduction to his new book "JustGenerosity", Sider sets forth the agenda of this book. He writes: "This book seeks to define the problem, sketch a biblical framework, outline a comprehensive holistic vision and then develop ...................." (p. 23) Accordingly, I will structure my critique and reflection of his book in reference to this phrase.

Definition of the Problem: Who the poor are is well described by Sider, including age groups, family-types, education-level of poor and the relation between poverty and race. He sketches well the major factors that cause poverty. I fully agree with him, that structural reasons, as well as behavioral ones, as well as sudden catastrophes all contribute to widespread poverty. Even though structural reasons play a major influence in facilitating wrong moral choices, the latter should yet be ascertained as a cause for poverty. All negation of this point of view tends to take away responsibility from poor people and thus disqualifies them as whole persons. I also appreciated Sider's good assessment that it is basically the wealthy who contribute to political campaigns, which as a result brings people into positions who represent the interests of those few wealthy, rather than the masses'.

Biblical Framework: I fully agree with Sider's analysis and presentation of the biblical material and believe it is compelling in its call to do justice. Love without justice is simply unbiblical, because the Bible is clear that those who follow God are called to live justly and love mercy.

Comprehensive holistic vision: Sider is consistent with the biblical material and with sociology when he brings the role of civic society into the discussion. It confirms the "biblical anthropology" that humans are not mere autonomous individuals, but are interrelated beings. In the same way it acknowledges a holistic view of people, who are neither solely directed by bureaucratic decisions, nor by individual moral choices. Hence, civic society plays a detrimental role in solving the pressing problems, because it is in civic society that people learn the values that make this very society function in a healthy way. Inner moral and spiritual renewal cannot be mandated but is nevertheless crucial if family renewal, for instance, is to come about. Sider displays a balanced view with regards to the role of government and civic institutions and their interaction as well as contribution to each other, which I deem to be the only way in which long-term solutions can be reached. However, Sider presents too few concrete examples of realistic ways, in which civic societies (like inner city churches) can be strengthened, who in turn would raise local leadership and thus strengthen the political power of the poor from within.

Social Analysis: His explanation for the low work-effort of poor people, for instance, as well as his interpretation of how the inability of low-skilled men to earn enough to support a family, feeds into the disintegration of the family as an institution, are convincing. Moreover, he makes clear how family unfriendly government policy (tax-exemptions, etc...) encourages single-parent families. Sider's analysis with respect to the educational system is also compelling. He argues that a good educational system is absolutely necessary in the fight against poverty. In fact, high school dropouts produce high costs in the long run, which, in any case are carried by the taxpayer. Additionally he builds a strong case for the necessity of healthy two-parent families. Most of his bias toward this form of family-life derives, as he says, from Judeo-Christian roots, as well as the statistics who demonstrate, that children from two-parent families are less likely to experience poverty.

Concrete Agenda: In most of the chapters 4-8 Sider develops quite concrete and seemingly good proposals, which could help alleviate poverty. Even though I won't go into details at this point, this is the bulk of the book that needs to be discussed in student circles, among policymakers, in civic societies etc... Yet, throughout Sider's social analysis and enlisting of concrete ideas for implementation, one great question remains: How can partnerships between governmental and faith based programs be established? How could more clergy-government coalitions come to life? How are inner city churches helped to seek the holistic wellbeing of their neighbors, if they themselves lack personnel resources and struggle hard to survive? Sider offers little concrete steps in this respect. He gives some examples, but these seem to be the exception.

Sider makes clear that the political as well as the theological climate has changed, which makes it more favorable for Christians today to getting involved to fighting poverty. And this they must, if they call themselves followers of Jesus Christ. Overall I believe the book has the potential to reach a great number of people, because it presents, deals well with and offers, to some degree at least, practicable solutions to a highly problematic theme of our time. Will it accomplish what Sider has in mind, namely reaching millions of Christians, who in response, will get practically involved in addressing the issues at hand? We hope. We pray.

I agree with the review by Jean-Luc for the most part, but I also wanted to add a few of my own thoughts.

As Sider says early in the book, he's not a policy wonk, so that is his weakest point. Trust him on that one. As a more policy oriented person, I agree that some of those things would be great, if implemented, but that's the hard part of all policy - getting it passed and implemented. Some of his suggestions are not politically feasible (yet).

Some of his other policy ideas are, IMHO, just questionable. Not just politically difficult, but I'm not convinced that all the ideas are that great.

His Biblical framework is wonderful. I enjoyed reading his perspective on that, as he exegetes quite well. I also was biased to begin with, in that I had already done some thinking on my own about this issue, and was finding myself just saying "Wow, that's kinda what I was thinking."

yeah. so good book. read it. don't take the policy stuff to seriously. but take the Biblical stuff seriously. He does a good job there. and the principles of the more holistic view of things, too. Those are good.

Joshua DeShaney died at the hands of two people: (1) his father who beat him to death; and (2) the society service worker who failed to recognize that Joshua would surely die if left with his father. After his death, he was further disappointed when the United States Supreme Court refused to recognize that the Department of Social Services should be held accountable for its neglect. The conversative justices believed that the social workers themselves could not hurt Joshua and could not be held accountable for his father's actions. Only Justice Blackmun, in dissent, recognized the tragedy of the DeShaney case and lamented the plight of "Poor Joshua." This book explains the development of a legal system where the government can be held unaccountable for its neglect and posits a brighter future. The authors present their argument in clear language, but the reading is often a bit dry. All in all, however, I believe this is an important book for those who care about whether their legal system is malfunctioning.

Justice v. Law provides a brilliant presentation of the tension between law and justice in the American legal system. Unquestionably, this is an important contribution to the literature on the politics of the law, and a challenge to the myth of the political neutrality of the law.

A careful and caring overview of the tragic life and times of the man who started the Hodag myth. Very entertaining, but a little dry at times. Vivid proof that truth is stranger (and more fun) than fiction. A must-read for any student of Wisconsin history.

It it a fun loving, re-creation of growing up in the great area of Rhinelander. Regardless where you go in the State of Wisconsin, every one knows about the HODAG. It is the only one in the entire World, let alone in the State of WISCONSIN. LONG LIVE THE HODAG!!!!!!

This book has marvelous images of just some of the fine works that George Ohr created. The summaries of his life are correct to some extent but it failed to provide any deatails of his offspring or how they may have carried on the innate artist abilities, this is why I only give it four stars.

this man was a a head of his time. i have never seen anythig that has come out of the 1800's that looked any thing like this.The photography is great and the biography is good , but the pottery is the best i have ever seen he had great form and great glaze you could not ask any more from a potter