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Unique in focus and content, this book explores the basic concepts of public personnel management as they apply specifically to the fire service environment and circumstances. Reflecting the author's extensive experience as a fire chief of a large fire department and a state fire training director, it features insights, discussions, and real-world examples that fire service personnel will recognize and relate to instantly. Overview of Personnel Management. Workforce Issues of the 21st Century. Legal Issues. Job Analysis and Design. Fire Service Recruitment. Selection for Employment and Promotion. Training and Development. Performance Appraisal. Discipline. Health and Safety. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining. For practicing and prospective fire service personnel managers.

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Assistant Visiting Professor, Southern Illinois University.......2006-09-06

As part of a commmittee including active fire chiefs, we reviwed this book for use in the Southern Illnois University program for Fire Service Management. We found the breadth of subjects covered to be excellent. We also found that the "real world" type problems presented at the end of each chapter were excellent opportunities for class discussions and/or essay tests. The book was compared against a general local government HR text and found to be superior for a fire service setting.

Firefighter's Do Not read !!!.......2006-07-17

This book is not for firefighter's or fire officer's. This title is very misleading. A more appropriate title would be, Human Resource Managers Manual. This book was put on my departments Lt. and Capt. promotional test strictly by its deceiving title. I asked our Chief to read it and he agreed that it is horrible. I will never read another book or article by Steven T. Edwards.

Read like a cookbook........2001-01-17

I bought this book as a text book for a college course. I was extremely dissappointed because the style in which Mr. Edwards writes is an excellent example of what a text book should not be. I wondered if I had bought the clif note version. I felt this book was written like a cookbook. It left a bad taste in my mouth, and I wanted to throw the recipe away. I felt that Mr. Edwards book was an excellent example of "easy way out" management. He limited the examples in the text to only the those he used, and left an impression that all of his decisions were correct. I would like to ask Mr. Edwards if he felt he was successful in running the PG County Fire Dept. using the discussed methods. I would also ask if he felt the Dept. was in better shape after his tenure as Chief. If you are interested in learning to manage fire service personnel you may want to read this book, because of the limited information on the topic. But if you set it down after the first ten pages dont be suprised, I have seen toast that wasnt as dry as this book.

A fire service managers guidebook for success........2000-06-12

Fire Service Personnel Management is a timely an effective tool in dealing with personnel issues in the 21st century. Specific fire service scenarios throughtout the book highlight the challenges associated with a changing fire service. The book exposes the manager to the reality of a new workforce comprised of more and more minorities and females. It concisely explains the legal issues that a supervisor needs to be familiar with as well as guidelines for the selection of recruits and developing promotable employees. The chapter on labor relations and collective bargaining provides unique insights into collaborating with labor to achieve the goals of both Union and Management. Every manager will glean new techniques in effectively dealing with labor issues. My only regret is that this book was not available when I was studying for promotions as it is an extremely user friendly and comprehensive resource. I use it now in my capacity as Deputy Chief to doublecheck myself when handling any personnel matter.

The Art and Skill of Dealing with People: Hundreds of Sure Fire Techniques for Getting Your Way with People at Work

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attitude is everything!
attitude is everything!
Okay! Some Good Tips
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Excellent Referrence Guide & Cool Desk Tool

The Art and Skill of Dealing with People: Hundreds of Sure Fire Techniques for Getting Your Way with People at Work
Brandon Toropov
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Press
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ASIN: 0135206510

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attitude is everything!.......2003-07-29

Dealing with a mulitude of personalities, politics and conflicts can be a daunting task on top of just trying to fullfill the requirements of a job. This book breaks down the causes of on-the-job conflict to manageable simplicity by categorizing co-workers and managers into 4 motivational types - the lone ranger, the sharpshooter, the professor and cheerleader; as well as defining their basic approaches to their work. The author then addresses various conflict resolution scenerios in which you may find yourself with these different types of people. I found this to be a very useful book based on a simple premise: Attitude is everything when you want to do any job successfully, whether you are part of a team or a manager. Some scenerios were also applicable to parenting school-aged children and helping them to improve academically. I liked the lean & careful organization of this book - the fundamental message is very straightforward stuff without a lot of fluff! Also recommend Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People."

attitude is everything!.......2003-07-29

Okay! Some Good Tips.......2002-06-09

I think there are few good tips in this book.

so-so.......2002-01-13

This book is not what I expected--I had expected an approach from a theoretical point of view. Instead, this book offers a lot of "general" techniques/advices that I did not find particularly helpful. Furthermore, this book concentrates on scenarios in a work setting, rather than daily encounters, and perhaps that is also another source of disappointment. I felt a lot of advices are "common sense", but then I have some exposure to this kind of books. I would say if you have no working experience (hence have never confronted situations presented in the book), you may consider this book as a starter. If you are looking for something more, try some other book.

Excellent Referrence Guide & Cool Desk Tool.......2000-08-26

Keep on your desk, open & read a bit a day. A huge supply of quality concepts. jimgioiosa@softhome.net

The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel

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Must Reading for the Assessment Center Candidate

The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel
Charles D. Hale
Manufacturer: Charles C. Thomas Publisher
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Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center

ASIN: 0398074852

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Drawing on current knowledge and his own extensive experience, the author provides a thorough overview of the design and administration of an assessment center for fire and police personnel. He offers invaluable insight concerning the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for the selection of candidates for higher appointments. Topics include the advantages of an assessment center, typical assessment center exercises, design and administration, selection and training, candidate evaluation and scoring methods, preparation, and an overall summary. How or why an assessment center should be conducted, and the manner in which candidates are evaluated by the assessors, are among the many important features of this book. Concluding with numerous exercise plans, typical assessment center schedules, candidate evaluation and assessor feedback forms, this volume will serve as an excellent textbook in administrator preparatory programs.

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Must Reading for the Assessment Center Candidate.......1999-10-16

If you agree that identifying and selecting the very best possible leaders for your organization is among your most important responsibilities, or, if you are a police officer seeking a higher level within your own police agency, then you need to read this book and keep it close at hand.

Assessment centers have gained a high degree of credibility in recent years as an objective, valid, useful and fair means of evaluating the qualifications, skills and abilities of persons for advancement within law enforcement.

Drawing on current knowledge and his own extensive experience, the author provides a thorough overview of the design and administration of an assessment center for police and fire personnel. This book looks at a variety of different assessment center exercises designed to elicit critical leadership and behavioral traits consistent with potentially successful leaders.

The book is skillfully crafted by the author with a three-fold goal in mind. First, for those who are planning on participating as a candidate in an assessment center. Secondly, it assists the reader who may be interested in using an assessment center as part of their selection process. Finally, it provides meaningful information to those who may simply be interested in obtaining more information about the process.

This work offers invaluable insight concerning the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for the selection of candidates for higher appointments. Topics include the advantages of an assessment center, typical assessment center exercises, design and administration, selection and training, candidate evaluation and scoring methods, preparation, and an overall summary. How or why an assessment center should be conducted and the manner in which candidates are evaluated by the assessors are among the many important features of this book. Concluding with numerous exercise plans, typical assessment center schedules, candidate evaluation and assessor feedback forms, this volume will serve as an excellent textbook in administrator preparatory programs.

Sample exercises and relevant grading forms are also included as well as detailed descriptions and diagrams provide basic planning considerations such as room layout.

The author leads the reader through a straightforward and well-written tour of the assessment center from start to finish. The book is well-scripted, easy to read and all of its concepts are well explained and effortless to follow.

The book includes chapters on typical assessment center exercises, design and administration, selection and training of assessors, candidate evaluation and scoring methods, how to prepare for an assessment center and detailed appendices that contain sample exercises, schedules and evaluation forms.

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This digital document is an article from Public Personnel Management, published by International Personnel Management Association on September 22, 1993. The length of the article is 2898 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.

From the author: This article is an analysis of the cost/benefit features of the Pension Benefit Plan of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, as it effects city payroll and fire department operations.

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Title: The City of Kansas City's firefighters' pension bonus plan.
Author: John Tvedten
Publication: Public Personnel Management (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1993
Publisher: International Personnel Management Association
Volume: v22 Issue: n3 Page: p345(18)

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Fire Service Personnel Management, Valuepack

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Fire Service Personnel Management, Valuepack
Daniel Limmer , and Steven T. Edwards
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Health
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Binding: Hardcover

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The CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) has revolutionised optical astronomy during the past 20 years, and specialised astronomical CCD cameras are now even more affordable, colour is standard, and they provide spectacular results.

Digital Astrophotography: The State of the Art, provides some examples of the best images, and gives readers hints and tips about how to get the best out of this extraordinary technology.

Experts in CCD astronomy from North America and Europe have contributed to this book, illustrating their help and advice with many beautiful colour images – the book is in full colour throughout. Techniques range from using simple webcams to highly technical aspects such as supernovae patrolling. Computer processing, stacking and image-enhancement are detailed, along with many hints and tips from the experts.

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Where's the beef?.......2007-07-30

I agree with other reviewers. There is a good section on imaging with CCD cameras but the other sections (Web cams, Digital SLRs) are weak. Not enough detail for the beginner that wants to get out and image. Too many photographs that don't provide substantial educational value. This is a multi-authored book and there is too much variability in the quality of the chapters. I own other books in Patrick Moore's series that I enjoyed, but this is not one of them.

Dissapointing.......2006-07-26

More like a small coffe table book than a comprehensive treatment of the subject. I expected more detail about How To and less glitsey pictures: Book is filled with " Here's a picture of...." and then a nice color photo. I'm returning this one.
Don

Covers a lot of ground.......2006-05-19

Let me start by saying - Do not make this your primary source for information on digital astrophotography. It has a ton of good info for a total beginner like me, but it also leaves out a lot on info.

It has a unique format in that each chapter has a different author (a claimed expert in each field). Some were much better than others. All chapters did a decent job of explaining the process of each kind of technology, but in almost all cases I was left with more questions than answers.

The book did give me a lot of ideas and areas to further research, but I was hoping when I bought it that it would give recommendations for type of equipment to buy and how to use it to get the best results.

BOTTOM LINE -- This book is a great source for info and ideas, just don't assume it will be your only source as it leaves a lot unexplained.

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The Art and Science of Ccd Astronomy
David (EDITOR) Ratledge
Manufacturer: Springer Verlag
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PSFK48

Optical Detectors for Astronomy : Proceedings of an ESO CCD Workshop held in Garching, Germany, October 8-10, 1996

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Optical Detectors for Astronomy : Proceedings of an ESO CCD Workshop held in Garching, Germany, October 8-10, 1996

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0792349253

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These are the proceedings of a workshop held at the European Southern Observatory in October 1996, a workshop which concentrated on optical detectors for astronomy. Representatives from every leading manufacturer and all of the major astronomical observatories came together to present their work on Charged Coupled Devices (CCDs). The papers contained in these proceedings are concerned with the development, manufacture, testing and implementation of CCDs. Many discuss the electronics (hardware and software) that are used to operate these detectors.
Astronomical observatories are the most ambitious and aggressive users of optical detectors, more so than any other scientific discipline. Since the quantum efficiency and noise of a detector have a direct effect on the quality of science, the makers of astronomical CCD systems continually push the `envelope' of optical detector technology. The papers contained in these proceedings provide the reader with state-of-the-art CCD technology and contain information on research and development efforts that will continue for several years.

The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy (Practical Astronomy)

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1996
Learn the experiences of other Astronomers

The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy (Practical Astronomy)

Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540761039

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Charge-coupled Devices (CCDs) have revolutionised astronomy. Even affordable CCD cameras can be ten times a sensitive as photographic film, and they deliver a digitised image that is easy to enhance using a personal computer. David Ratledge has brought together contributions from twelve leading amateurs from around the world, people who are routinely producing astronomical images of a quality that rivals those of professional observatories only of 10 years ago. These experts describe their techniques and solutions, and offer essential tips and advice for anyone who is choosing or using a CCD camera. Now glance through the Colour Gallery at the back of this book to see just what they have done!

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1996.......2001-08-29

This book has useful information but is outdated. The author talks about his IBM 486 33MHz computer and the amount of time on image download and etc.......

Learn the experiences of other Astronomers.......1998-12-16

'The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy' gives you the experiences and tips/tricks of those who have used (and are currently using) CCD's as their primary Astrophotography tool. Learn how to do Planetary as well as deep space photography with just about any CCD on the market today. Some sources for CCD equipment is also included. Great title for the beginner

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