As a college writing instructor, I've used several texts for freshman composition, including this one. While Axelrod and Cooper cover the bases from pre-writing through revision and include a variety of interesting essays for analysis, this is just another composition text. Visually, it is unexciting, and the impact of technology on writing today is not addressed as it should be. Also overlooked are the needs of international students and students for whom English is a second language. Bottom line: it's easy to find other texts that are better than this one.

I liked the book because it contained imformation of the county dating clear back to the start of it. I especially liked the parts concerning the railroad which later turned into the Katy Trail. I was fasinated by the accounts of what people did and had to go through during the Great depression. I am excited about what the county has developed into today.

I enjoyed her own personal odessey better because I felt this was just basically a copy of her book but smaller with details taken out of it.If you are wanting to read a small book then this book would be good.If not then read her biography 'She Got Game' : )

DCM is a renowed Australian architectural practice and has designed many interesting projects. This book has a comprehensive coverage of its architectural works. However, the no. of photographs and drawings for each project are very limited and not fairly representative.

For example, I have actually visited the Australian Embassy Building in Beijing, China. The architectural design is very humble and static, reulting in elegant consistence with the surrounding context of the Chinese captial which has a long history. This project is definitely not recognizable at the first glance to be any works of DCM. It is the respect paid by the architects to the local context and culture which is highly appreciated. However, the photographs and drawings cannot reveal such ascent to the readers.

Generally, the photographs and drawings for the projects are fairly fragmented and in relatively small sizes, which can hardly present the whole picture of the project, not to mentioned the architect's detailing.

Consequently, as a comprehensive monograph for the practice, it is worth reading and being collected by one who likes contemporary Australian architecture.

I bought this book because The Editorial Review promise you "You will learn special programming techniques" My main goal in mind was to learn How I could create a good assemblers programs using a special system for do that. But the book Does not teach any special techniques for do this. It only show you special tricks for use the DOS and BIOS functions. It is good for you If you are a programmer with medium experience in Assembler, but It is not good if you are a Beginner. I think that the book "Mastering Turbo Assembler" (by Tom Swam ) is better than this... and the Tom Swam's book is for all levels.

As a librarian in the computer center of a public library I am often asked for help in setting up and using e-mail accounts. At first glance this seemed exactly the book to make my job easier; it is compact, well illustrated and gives the user a basic introduction to understanding and using e-mail. I particularly liked the layout and having a picture of the screen combined with the text to both show and tell the steps along the way.

However, what I hadn't noticed is that it is actually a handbook for using Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0. It does say this on the cover, but "e-mail" is displayed far more prominently and that, plus the subtext of all the topics covered is what caught my attention -- not the seal that says Outlook Express. This was misleading and for my puposes diminishes the usefulness of the book.

Based on the cover and title I expected a more general book on using e-mail, not a manual on a specific program. Calling it "Essential Computers : E-mail" gives a different impression of its contents and does not do enough to emphasize its focus on Microsoft Products.

Another major drawback is that it appears to be a book for beginners, but then assumes that the user already has an e-mail account set up or knows how to go about doing this. For the absolute novice THIS is one of the essential first steps yet it is not included in the book.

Still, strictly as a manual on Outlook Express it is useful, although ironically perhaps more useful for the advanced user than the beginner. If this is a program someone uses and relies on for their e-mail management it is a good book for maximizing the use of the program. But for the casual and beginning users that just want to learn to use e-mail I would look for something else.

I had great expectations for this book. I respect Dr Cooper and his work. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the book. There are 115 pages of nutriton related information mostly suggested menus and recipes - there are lots of good nutrition books for kids. The fitness evaluations were mostly for kids 10 and older. He recommends an active lifestyle and sports, but that's not worth the money to me. I'd say check this book out at the library for the fitness test information but keep your money in your pocket on this one.

"Five To Twelve" is a work of Science Fiction that deals with a future society that is ruled by women. By some biological mishap twelve females are born to every five males. The females of 'Five To Twelve' have also reached physical equality with males. Women in this world now hold the reins of power and over time males have become third class citizens and lose the rights to vote, hold public office, or receive a higher education.

The story centers on a man that is a brilliant writer but is unable to achieve any of his goals because of the long standing and institutionalized prejudice against men in this matriarchal society.

The story also chronicles the stormy relationship this disgruntled man has with an Amazonian policewoman who just can't understand at first why he is so upset with his lot in life.

In 'Five To Twelve'The author to promotes the view that nothing good can come out of a situation where one sex dominates the other. The author's intent seems to be to draw attention to the lot of women in the male dominated society at the time the book was written. Even though the writers theme is a bit simplistic and the plot rather predictable the book presented the inverted world of "Five To Twelve" in a detailed and believable fashion. The book was interesting, fast paced, action oriented and generally a good read.

Steve

The 'Handbook of Administrative Ethics', edited by Terry L. Cooper is divided into seven major sections which are further divided into 29 chapters. Scholars in the field of administrative ethics have written all the chapters. The book tries to Delineate implications for administrative ethics from other fields such as sociology, psychology, and philosophy, and provides a comprehensive review of administrative ethics in the public sector. It recommends useful research techniques for generating various categories of knowledge concerning administrative ethics and examines the effectiveness of ethics training and legal and organizational devices for encouraging desired conduct. It is designed to help public administrators become more effective decision makers through consciously addressing and systematically confronting ethical issues. The book provides techniques that help managers consider all the factors involved in a decision and ensure that they balance professional, personal, and organizational values. The focus of the book is mainly on public sector and it does not cover issues related to private sector. In 'The Emergence of Administrative Ethics as a Field of Study in the United States', Terry L. Cooper traces the growth of administrative ethics as a field of study from its early years in the late nineteenth century to the present. The focus of this chapter is on the literature of administrative ethics since the late nineteenth century. Coopers examines the treatment of this subject in numerous books and articles. In 'Research and Knowledge in Administrative Ethics', George Frederickson talks about different approaches to research in public administration. The dominant of these is positivist, rational, and empirical. It is by research that knowledge of ethical issues, attitudes towards ethics, and ethics behavior is developed. In the positivist family, there are five methods. These are: surveys, experimentation, interview, use of data and the use of case studies. The post-positivist or subjective research methods in the study of administrative ethics include history, naturalistic inquiry, and stories. Frederickson basically describes the differences and similarities between the different approaches by drawing examples from numerous sources. In 'Ethics Education in Public Administration', Catron and Denhardt talk about the necessity of ethics education, the contents of ethics courses, and the strategies for incorporating ethics into the curriculum. 'Ethics in Inservice Training' describes the lack and need of the training of ethics and associated things in the public sector services. Hejka-Ekins first describe different approaches to ethics education. This is mainly based on John Rohr's work. There is a difference between "compliance ethics" and "integrity ethics". Compliance ethics refers to compliance of employees regarding legal or official rules and statutes while integrity ethics attempts to impart ethical standards and values. Compliance ethics specify "what employees should not do" where as integrity ethics lay stress on "what employees should do". Another differentiation is based on "Fusion ethics" and "Integration ethics". The chapter then describes the currents training efforts in the US public sector. At the federal level, the Office of Government ethics is responsible for providing directions to officers and employees in executive agencies. At the state level, The Council of State Governments/Council has compiled guidelines in its COGEL Blue Book. This is based on a huge data which is compiled biennialy. At the local level, The Municipal Reference Service of the National League of Cities and the International City Management Association play an active role in defining ethics. At the professional level, The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training is responsible for providing training to all law enforcement officers in the state of California. Similarly, there are other bodies in different states. Section II, "Philosophical Perspectives in Public Administration", includes five chapters. In "The Use of Philosophy in Administrative ethics", Charles J. Fox, clearly differentiates between the study of philosophy and ethics. Fox identifies two kinds of orientations. These are foundationalist teleological (consequentialist) and deontological (duty oriented) orientations is the literature. He next talks about the current challenges of different philosophies and orientations. David Hart in "Administration and the Ethics of Virtue" describes administrative ethics as a virtue. The ethics of virtue have been divided into six categories: the cardinal virtues; moral excellence; moral action; moral intentionality and voluntarism; moral reinforcement and refreshment; and living the best life. The four cardinal virtues are: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance. The chapter concludes with the qualities of a virtuous administrator. Ralph Chandler in "Deontological Dimensions of Administrative Ethics" talks about one of the two orientations described by Fox in "The Use of Philosophy in Administrative ethics" i.e., Deontological ethics. He defines and explains the meaning and implications of deontological ethics. He also summarizes the work of eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant which led to the theory of Kantiansim. He also discusses two other so called 'single rule deontological' theories. These are: Ethical and Cultural Relativism and Agapism. The next chapter "A Teleological Approach to Administrative Ethics" by Gerald M. Pops discusses the second approach as opposed to the "Deontological approach" as described above. This is the consequential approach because unlike deontological approach, this is not concerned with duty to principle, but to the goodness of the consequences of one's act. Section III, "Contexts of Administrative Ethics" deals with the organizational setting and public realm in which public administration is practiced. The first chapter "Organizational Structure as a Context for Administrative Ethics" by Kathryn G. Denhardt discusses relationships between the organization structure and administrative ethics. The organization structure plays an important role in shaping an employee's values resulting in his behavior. Although it might not directly impact the behavior but there could be hidden aspects which effect an employee's behavior. There are four ways in which the organization affects the culture. It acts as an embodiment of values and institutionalizes it; it shapes and reinforces values; it acts as a shield against outside influences; and finally it acts as a pathological organism that influences those within it. Next chapter, "Governmental Ethics and Organizational Culture", by Leigh E. Grosenick essentially discusses the role of ethics vis-a-vis Governmental organizations. It discusses the role of culture in shaping employee's ethical/unethical behavior. Curtis Ventriss, in chapter 12, "The 'Publicness' of Administrative Ethics" begins with a distinction between administrative ethics and public ethics, arguing for the latter as a broader and more appropriate perspective within which to develop an administrative ethic. Ventriss then offers some observations about the surprising lack of attention to the meaning of "public" in the study of public administration and moves on to a review of literature that addresses this subject. This material is classified into four categories: classical, neo-classical, consequential and organizational. Section IV, "Maintaining Ethical Conduct: External Controls", examines various legal and organizational devices for encouraging desired conduct. According to Jeremy F. Plant, the author of "Codes of Ethics", codes of ethics help to define acceptable conduct. A code can be written or in written but for it to be enforceable, it should be written. A written code can be enforces by any authority which has the jurisdiction power. E.g. a lot of companies has an element of this code in their mission statement. Some companies have such codes inscribed on each and every wall. In such cases, it is usually up to the employees but in other cases, like the systems of laws, such codes and mandatory. The author goes on to review the literature on this topic and concludes by taking the example of the code of ethics of the International city Management Association. The next chapter. "Ethics Legislation" by Harriet McCullough traces the history of laws related to ethics since 1960. "Locks are only for gentlemen" and hence we need legislation. It provides balanced, in-depth coverage of controversial topics in the areas of law and ethics within the business environment and introduces issues via specific legal cases. It analyzes the participation of federal courts in the area of public administration at all levels of government, presenting legal decisions based on how indiv

British heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper nearly changed the course of boxing history. July 19th 1963 Cooper fought Cassius Clay. In the fourth round Cooper dumped clay on the canvas with his famous left hook, Henry's Hammer. Clearly in serious trouble Clay was saved by the bell. Sensing dire problems for his fighter, trainer, Angelo Dundee in Clay's corner managed to deliberately slit the glove of his fighter (Dundee later admitted having done this on British TV in the late 1980's). When an age had passed and the glove replaced, Clay recovered his senses and went on to defeat the often paper-thin skinned Cooper on cuts. This is just one of the many engaging accounts of the illustrious career of one of Britain's finest fighters that the book tells. This book is a facinating life story tale of Londoner Cooper, a terrific and colorful recital of the ups and downs of professional boxing.