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The International Encyclopedia of Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds and Real Estate Investment Trusts
Peter W. Madlem , and Thomas K. Sykes Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0814404723 |
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THE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUTUAL FUNDS, CLOSED-END FUNDS, AND REITS Funds and REITs are among the fastest-growing and most important investment vehicles used by huge numbers of investors who wish to capitalize on the stock and real estate booms of the 1990s. This timely book provides the high-quality information, both historical and conceptual, which will help to ensure the right investment choices. The International Encyclopedia of Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, and REITS is truly a publishing landmark, designed specifically for the savvy investor of the late 1990s. Every conceivable concept, term, fund type, and strategy as well as a huge array of individual funds and REITs are described, explained, and illustrated in this remarkable book. Complete with glossary terms, extensive appendices, and clear and concise definitions, this on-the-money book promises to become the standard by which all other books on mutual funds and REITs will be judged.Customer Reviews:
Nice Christmas (1998) Gift.......2001-11-20
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What to Say to Get What You Want: Strong Words for 44 Challenging Types of Bosses, Employees, Co-Workers, and Customers
Sam Deep , and Lyle Sussman Manufacturer: Perseus Books Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0201577127 |
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One of my top 10 favorite business books.......2005-03-16
Just spent [price]to be told to "play nice.".......2001-07-26
Very helpful IF you can face your own quirks too.......2001-06-02
I did not like the title of the book since it sounded manipulative, however, I was very glad I picked it up to see the contents. I used the "plan" on her and finally felt I had control. You can't change another person, but you can change your approach with that person. The outlines are easy to read and quickly tell you what won't work, what to try, and what to do if that doesn't work. It is not exhaustive, however, it offers a excellent starting point...which was all I really needed.
Suggestion: Buy the book, Scan through the second half of the book first to find the most relevant personality/traits. Read about that personality and go back to the front of the book to continue reading about that personality. (footnote type numbers lead you to the proper place in the front of the book)
I finally read the entire book and had some flattering and not so flattering realizations of myself which I have been addressing.
I think this book helped me get a promotion (away from that supervisor). My director saw the way I handled a no-win situation successfully. (I never told him or anyone else about the book.)
ljs
Helpful for anyone in a corporate setting.......1999-09-16
What a disappointment!.......1999-07-23
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Assessing Law Enforcement Ethics: A Summary Report Based on the Study Conducted with the Oregon Department of State Police
Karen L. Amendola Manufacturer: Police Foundation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1884614108 |
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Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
David E. And Hughes, J. Kenrick Bowker Manufacturer: NASA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GS8X46 |
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Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon
Charles J. Byrne Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1852338865 |
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In 1967, Lunar Orbiter Mission 4 sent back to Earth a superb series of photographs of the surface of the Moon, despite severe degradation caused by scanning artifacts and the reconstruction processes involved in transmission from lunar orbit. Using 21st century techniques, Charles Byrne – previously System Engineer of the Apollo Program for Lunar Orbiter Photography – has removed the artifacts and imperfections to produce the most comprehensive and beautifully detailed set of images of the lunar surface. The book has been organized to make it easy for astronomers to use, enabling ground-based images and views to be compared with the Orbiter photographs. The photographs are striking for their consistent Sun angles (for uniform appearance). All features have been identified with their current IAU-approved names, and each photograph has been located in terms of latitude and longitude. To help practical astronomers, all the photographs are systematically related to an Earth-based view. A CD is included with the book, providing the enhanced and cleaned photographs for screen viewing, lectures, etc..Customer Reviews:
Like drifting above the Moon in a spacecraft!.......2006-03-16
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The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas: Photographic Atlas for Meade, Celestron and other SCT Telescopes
Jeremy Cook Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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ASIN: 1852337494 |
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SCT and Maksutov telescopes - which of course includes the best-selling models from Meade, Celestron, and other important manufacturers - reverse the visual image left for right. It is extremely difficult to identify lunar features at the eyepiece of one of these instruments using a conventional atlas. The human brain just doesn’t cope well with trying to compare the real thing with a map that is a mirror-image of it. This new SCT version of Hatfield’s famous lunar atlas solves the problem. Photographs and key maps in The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas are mirror-images, to show the Moon exactly as it appears through the eyepiece of an SCT or Maksutov telescope. Identification of lunar features is made quick and easy. The Moon’s surface is shown for various sun angles, and there are inset keys that show the effects of optical libration - all mirror-imaged for SCT users. Smaller IAU-standard reference images are included, to make it simple to compare the mirrored SCT photographs and maps with those that appear in other atlases. This edition still uses the superb original photographs taken by Commander Henry Hatfield using his 12-inch reflector. The key maps, on which lunar features can be readily identified, have been reversed and updated, but retain the style and clarity that made the original justly famous.
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Photographic Atlas of the Moon
S. M. Chong , Albert Lim , and P. S. Ang Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0521813921 |
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The Photographic Atlas of the Moon is a daily photographic guide to observing the features of the Moon through a 40cm telescope and high-resolution, low-speed film. Whole Moon images are provided for each day of the 29-day lunar cycle, with labelled features and descriptive text. Selected lunar features are shown at high magnification to highlight and clearly illustrate certain regions. All lunar features are labelled using current IAU terminology. A comprehensive set of appendices detail the phases of the Moon, give a chronology of its lunar selenography and index all lunar features named in the text.Download Description
The Photographic Atlas of the Moon is a daily photographic guide to observing the features of the Moon through a 40cm telescope and high-resolution, low-speed film. Whole Moon images are provided for each day of the 29-day lunar cycle, with labelled features and descriptive text. Selected lunar features are shown at high magnification to highlight and clearly illustrate certain regions. All lunar features are labelled using current IAU terminology. A comprehensive set of appendices detail the phases of the Moon, give a chronology of its lunar selenography and index all lunar features named in the text.Customer Reviews:
Quality and Ease of Use - My Indispensable Tool.......2006-01-04
What!.......2005-05-11
avoid.......2003-07-27
An easy to use moon atlas!.......2003-04-26
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Amateur astronomer's photographic lunar atlas (The Amateur astronomer's library, v. 6)
Henry Hatfield Manufacturer: Lutterworth P ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0718813537 |
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The Far Side of the Moon: A Photographic Guide (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
Charles J. Byrne Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0387732055 |
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The far side of the Moon, also called the "dark side of the Moon" was unknown to humanity until the Luna and Lunar Orbiter pictures were returned to Earth.
Even since then, its nature has puzzled researchers. Now we know that a giant impact struck the near side with such force that it created the “near side megabasin”, opening the way for floods of mare and sending vast amounts of ejecta to the far side. The Far Side of the Moon explains this event and also documents the appearance of the features of the far side with beautiful pictures from Lunar Orbiter.
As in the previous volume, The Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon, the author has taken the original images and cleaned them of system artefacts using modern digital image processing. The best photographic coverage of the far side of the Moon has been the 150 photos taken by the Lunar Orbiter series. The other sources are pictures taken by the Apollo Command Module, which were limited to the equatorial regions, and the Clementine mission, which took pictures at a high sun angle that washed out the topography of the features. Until now, the far side Lunar Orbiter photos have only been available with strong reconstruction lines, but appear here for the first time as complete photographs, unmarred by imaging and processing artefacts.
Also, this is the first book to explain in detail how the far side was deeply covered by ejecta from the Near Side Megabasin and modified by later impacts.
A CD-R accompanies the book, and contains all the enhanced and cleaned photographs for use by the reader in screen viewing, lectures, etc..
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The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas
Jeremy Cook Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 185233018X |
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Long regarded as the finest photographic lunar atlas available, The Hatfield Lunar Atlas is a model of accuracy and clarity. This new version updates some of the maps, names and technical data, but uses Commander Henry Hatfield's original - and unexcelled - photographic plates, taken with a purpose-built 30 cm reflector. The Atlas is divided into sixteen sections, each of which is made up of five or more photographic plates together with a map. Each map is based primarily of the facing plate. Where detail is lacking on this primary plate (particularly near the Moon's limb) supplementary detail is provided by one or more of the other plates in a particular section.Customer Reviews:
It is what it is: A revised version of a 1960's classic.......2004-06-23
This "new" version, bearing Hatfield's name, uses Hatfield's original Lunar photographs that were taken, obviously, in the 1960's.
I've read other people's reviews, most of whom complain about the quality of the photographs. These photograph's were truly remarkable in the 60's ... and 70's ... and even for the 80's into the early 90's. Are these the best photograph's for today's standards? No. But part of the beauty of this book are the remarkable vintage photographs (just as many of us marvel at the sight of vintage cars or vintage motorcycles).
Specifically, this book is a "nice" (not great) photographic atlas of the moon. The sketches are "very good" (maybe not perfect). And the book's format/layout is STILL very useful for the casual and amateur astronomer.
Yes, the RUKL MOON ATLAS is THE STANDARD. But this atlas has been out of print for several years. A copy of Rukl's was recently listed for $579 on eBay! And I've seen Rukl's sell for $100-$175 on other Internet sites.
In summary, is Hatfield's the best? No. Is it very nice? Yes. Though I'd also agree that the price for this book is a bit too high ($25 is more reasonable), when compared to Rukl's, is THE HATFIELD PHOTOGRAPHIC LUNAR ATLAS worth $35? Yes.
It is what it is: an updated reproduction of a classic. It doesn't have all of the bells & whistles a 2004 Corvette has, yet isn't it still a joy to drive a vintage Corvette? You bet it is!
Disappointing Atlas - Low Resolution Photographs.......2003-08-01
Questionable Quality for the Millenium.......2002-01-08
Old pictures.......2001-03-18
Although, it gives you (as a matter of facts) very much information of the lunar surfice when it come to manmade names of the different places. Still some names misses, like the crater named after Neil Armstrong - where is it?
I also wish a book that says it is an Atlas of the moon, sold year 2001, would contain fresh photos of better quality (The Hubble Sky Telescope could maybe do something for us moonfans!) and better drawings. And why not more information about how and where the names of the places came to real and, what I really miss - pictures of parts of the earth placed on the lunar surfice to give me a view of how big the craters and the moon as a whole actually is. And why not a part in the book with pictures from the Apollo missions?! More could be done.
The one and only........2001-02-10
The membership of our club includes about 140 dedicated amateur and professional astronomers. Many of us gather at our dark site facility to attend monthly star parties. If there is even the slightest moon that evening there may be a dozen or so telescopes trained on it well before dark. And those of us who do any serious lunar observing may already be consulting a single particular book which is kept on a desk in the observatory. Care to guess which book that is? "Yo, who's got the Hatfield's?".
The Hatfield Atlas is our 'official' lunar reference. Other references have been left out for the membership to browse and sample. Two of them drew favorable comments about their indices and cross references (and which are explicit advantages over Hatfield's). But as expected, we always go back to the Hatfield Atlas, and there are reasons. Plain and simple, you won't find better or more accurate renderings anywhere. If you want an exact reference, or if you need to match detail and gradations with what you see in the eyepiece, this is the book to have.
The first time one examines a reference of this quality, there is generally some astonishment at the high level of detail involved. My first inclination was to 'read' it from cover-to-cover, as one would regard a centennial issue of National Geographic. You will likely find the renderings here to be of equal or better quality and possibly more fascinating.
I highly recommend the Hatfield Atlas for both amateur and professional astronomers who have a need for the finest lunar reference available.
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The moon;: A summary of the existing knowledge of our satellite, with a complete photographic atlas,
William H Pickering Manufacturer: Doubleday, Page & company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00086K4NO |
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A NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE MOON.
Kopal. Zdenek: Introduction By Harold C. Urey Manufacturer: Taplinger Publishing Co, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000LY4DFS |
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A New Photographic Atlas of the Moon
Zdenek Kopal Manufacturer: Taplinger ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0800855159 |
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Moon Atlas a Gem.......2003-05-14
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