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A definitive book on the sailor's work songs, their music and more. 400 songs and histories which gives us fascinating details of the author's own life and the lives of the various sailors, ships and ports of call.
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Shantyman's bible.......2005-05-02
Stan Hugill was no deskbound scholar researching a topic through second- and third-hand resources. He was a sailor and a shantyman, making his living from the ocean as long as his kind of worker was still needed. But as machines replaced men on many of a ship's backbreaking tasks, the need for rhythmic shanties to unite the men's labors and lift their spirits were no longer needed. Fortunately, Hugill did his best to preserve the old songs and their histories, and this volume is a true labor of love.
Hugill, who died in 1992 at age 86, is remembered in this new edition as "a singer, raconteur, amateur anthologist, armchair philologist, self-taught artist, and boon companion." He worked hard at sea during peace and war, survived two shipwrecks, was a German prisoner of war, retired into a new career as a boatswain and sailing instructor for Outward Bound, and was the person most responsible for preserving and reviving the shantyman's art.
The 42-page introduction, titled "The Art of the Shantyman," is worth the cover price alone for anyone interested in the history, development and practical applications of shanties, as well as the various historical efforts to trace their roots. Afterwards, the book is packed with lyrics, including variations, and exhaustive details of the songs' distinct uses at sea. The notes are printed for anyone who wants to play or sing the tunes, and Hugill also provided illustrations showing seamen singing at their work.
This is the ultimate.......2001-11-07
Quite simply, this is the single best book ever written on the subject.
The only "negative" aspect is that the musical transcripts in the paperback are of a very small font, and some of the older folks (ahem) might need to use their spectacles.
What to say to that?.......2000-07-30
Ask any shantyman in the world, what book to get, to get some useful information on sea shantys; he'll tell ya to get Hugills book. You'll find the tunes and lyrics to about 400 shantys in this book. If Hugill found more than one version of one song, you'll find em too in this book. You'll find a song under all the titles it's known under, introduced by historical backgrounds and sometimes storys, on how Hugill himself used the songs. The whole book is introduced by "the art of the shantyman" a detailed history of shanty tradition. The only thing, I found improvable is the fact, that sometimes it's a bit difficult to find the version of a song, that one is looking for because there are so many versions.
Well, this book's the shantyman's bible indeed!
What to say to that?.......2000-07-30
Ask any shantyman in the world, what book to get, to get some useful information on sea shantys; he'll tell ya to get Hugills book. You'll find the tunes and lyrics to about 400 shantys in this book. If Hugill found more than one version of one song, you'll find em too in this book. You'll find a song under all the titles it's known under, introduced by historical backgrounds and sometimes storys, on how Hugill himself used the songs. The whole book is introduced by "the art of the shantyman" a detailed history of shanty tradition. The only thing, I found improvable is the fact, that sometimes it's a bit difficult to find the version of a song, that one is looking for because there are so many versions.
Well, this book's the shantyman's bible indeed!
a MUST for all sailors, singers, folk-fans, etc........2000-04-23
Absolutely the chanteyman's (or chantey-woman's) bible. Incredible depth and breadth. They shoud publish a companion CD!
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Shanties from the Seven Seas
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Mediating the Muse: A Communications Approach to Music, Media and Cultural Change (Hampton Press Communication Series. Media Ecology)
Robert Albrecht
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Greg Dyke: Inside Story
Greg Dyke
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The eagerly awaited, frequently explosive, and always entertaining memoirs of the recent Director-General of the BBC, whose departure in January 2004 caused a huge popular outcry in Britain.
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GREG DYKE INSIDE STORY
Greg Dyke
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Greg Dyke: Inside Story
Greg Dyke
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This practical 'how-to'book describes all the key operations of ARIS Toolset - the market leading Business Process Modelling Tool. Using lots of screen shots and plenty of practical examples, Rob Davis shows how ARIS can be used to model 'your' business processes.Based on his experience of using ARIS in British Telecommunications plc, the author describes practical ways of using ARIS Toolset:- Explaining the models and techniques that will enable new users to start modelling quickly and effectively.- Introducing tips and short cuts which make using the tool much easier.- Giving insights into the ARIS concepts.- Explaining the rationale behind alternative ways of using the tool, their benefits and the trade-offs involved.- Tackling issues found in real projects (e.g. complex model structures, handling variety, etc), as opposed to the simple examples given in many books.In addition to describing how to use the tool, Rob Davis discusses how to create standards for using ARIS as well as giving guidance on how to use ARIS for process capture and design.Business Process Modelling with ARIS is a 'must have'for every user of ARIS.
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Excellent reference for ARIS.......2005-03-11
This is an excellent reference book on ARIS. It is really a "must have" for anyone learning and using ARIS. It is well written and well structured. The only reason I've rated it at 4 stars is because it is based on Release 5 of ARIS. An updated edition would be great.
Best book written about Aris.......2003-10-17
This book explains quite good how to use Aris in practice. However it's quite heavy to read through. There could be more pictures and charts to get things clearer and easier to understand. But still absolutely the best book about Aris.
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MAKING HARD DECISIONS WITH DECISIONTOOLS« is a special version of Bob Clemen's best-selling text, MAKING HARD DECISIONS. This straight-forward book teaches the fundamental ideas of decision analysis, without an overly technical explanation of the mathematics used in management science. This new version incorporates and implements the powerful DecisionTools« by Palisade Corporation, the world's leading toolkit for risk and decision analysis. At the end of each chapter, topics are illustrated with step-by-step instructions for DecisionTools«. This new version makes the text more useful and relevant to students to business and engineering.
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a very useful book either.......2007-02-07
As a student it is a useful book in decision analysis area.It consists the tutorial of the decision tools coming besides it.It has lots of exercises and also the software is free to use for the students and the software has a good needy online tutorial.
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Post and Anderson's Management Information Systems, 3/e focuses on how managers can apply knowledge of IT tools to solve management problems and find new opportunities to improve their organizations. This revised edition addresses these challenges and continues to illustrate how information technology supports managers in their operational and decision-making tasks performed each day. Post/Anderson is fundamentally different from other MIS texts in the following ways:
1) Strength of Chapter 6-Database Management, emphasizes that databases are crucial to any business application; 2) Chapter 7 shows the importance of data integration and how ERP software meets that need; 3) Industry-specific cases; 4) Rolling Thunder Bicycle Company database; 5) Application appendices.
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management information systems.......2000-05-14
It is really help to msolve business problems
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Ethical Decision Making & Information Technology: An Introduction with Cases
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This streamlined discussion of ethical issues in the decision-making process supports and supplements any introduction to CIS or MIS textbook. Chapter One defines ethics. Chapter Two relates ethics to the use of technology. Chapter Three applies a four-step analysis process to an ethical dilemma, illustrating how to reach a defensible decision. The remaining chapters of 18 cases challenge the student to apply the knowledge gained in Chapters 1-3 to recognize, evaluate, and react responsibly to an ethical dilemma. The class-test cases are based on real business situations Case worksheets guide students in the case analysis. This edition offers new and expanded coverage of the Internet, privacy, and the ACM code. The Instructor's Manual contains case objectives, key ethical issues, discussion ideas, guidelines assigning and evaluating cases, strategies for managing classroom discussion, and lessons to be learned.
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CIOs spend more than $1.2 trillion on software and hardware each year.
Partnering with the CIO looks at IT sales from the CIO’s perspective, revealing what needs to be changed and expressing their fears, concerns, warnings, and advice. Based on in-depth interviews with CIOs at major international firms and organizations such as Citigroup, First Data Corp., Priceline.com, Pitney Bowes, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Time Inc., World Wildlife Fund, Accenture, and the CIO Executive Council, among many others,
Partnering with the CIO is a practical and much-needed guide to the current state of IT sales and leadership.
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Accurate and often brutally funny portrait of serious flaws in the IT sales process.......2007-09-24
This is one of best business books I've read in a while. It's accurate, and very funny. Some of the sales tactics they describe will make your cringe with embarrassment -- especially if you're in IT sales! Read it and weep, or laugh out loud. If you're new to the game, this book will help you avoid some common mistakes, and some uncommon ones, too! It's amazing to think of how many IT deals fall apart because the sales reps just don't understand how modern corporations make large-scale purchasing decisions.
Excellent Advice for IT Suppliers.......2007-09-24
If you're in IT sales, you must read this book. It's on a serious topic, but it's written in a light-hearted tone that makes it easier to accept the basic message that most IT sales tactics don't work and that vendors must improve the way they sell or risk losing whatever shreds of credibility they still possess! There's also an interesting subtext, which is that IT is reverting to its earlier status as a "dark science" practiced by nerdy geeks who don't understand business. This is a truly dangerous trend that only leads to greater confusion and more abuse of the IT sales process, which is already broken.
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Getting Results with the Object-Oriented Enterprise Model (SIGS: Managing Object Technology)
Thornton Gale , and
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Enterprise modeling is the primary tool used in business re-engineering. Historically, the number one problem with enterprise modeling has been the lack of formalism. Getting Results with the Object-Oriented Enterprise Model tackles this dilemma head-on and prescribes a formal methodology based on object technology. This book will help create a reliable enterprise model by assessing the enterprise's current operations as well as its future operations. Developing the model within the context of object-orientation will provide an ideal framework as each object will represent a behavior that is analogous to the issues addressed within the model and the enterprise itself. Getting Results with the Object-Oriented Enterprise Model will then help the reader prioritize and execute the changes suggested by the model. The authors synthesize paradigms from conceptual modeling, information theory, computer theory and business theory to develop a comprehensive and formal description of the enterprise that works. By combining their considerable expertise in both IT and business theory, the authors are able to define the rigorous methodology needed to successfully model any enterprise.
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Business Decisions With Computers: New Trends in Technology (Vnr Computer Library)
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