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Proven strategies to negotiate the perfect job offer.

You finally have the offer you've been waiting for, and you want the job. Stop right there! Before you accept, take the time to consider all aspects of the offer. If you're not 100atisfied with the fine--and the not so fine--print, try negotiating the best deal possible. This indispensable new book, with easy-to-follow exercises, complete checklists, and numerous real-world examples, Negotiate Your Job Offer takes you step-by-step through the entire negotiating process. Here's where you'll learn how to:
* Analyze and evaluate a job offer in terms of mutual fit
* Determine when negotiating is appropriate--and when it's not p9e Master key negotiating skills and strategies
* Handle inflexibility and compromise
* Negotiate the best possible salary and benefits package
* Confirm acceptance or decline an offer
* And much more!

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Disappointing.......2000-03-14

I completely disagree with the other reviewers, the book is highly disappointing. It is a mere workbook! About 40% to 60% of the pages contain fill in the blanks, check the appropriate boxes and write exercises. In page 96 the author states "...to structure your thoughts ... refer to [your answers in] chapters 1, 6, 15 and 19 ...". In other words, go back and fish your previous answers before answering the next exercise. I believe the author attempts to follow a career counseling approach and the exercises could be an attempt to help readers to discover what is best for them. This way, she hopes, the reader should get better prepared to negotiate. Even when some thoughts are good, they simply get lost in the maze of exercises. I suggest the author avoid the workbook format and only use as few exercises as possible.

DISAPPOINTING ! ! Not worth it........2000-03-04

I completely disagree with other reviews, the book is highly disappointing. It is a mere workbook! I must be as severe as possible and warn readers that I do not recommend this book at all. About 40% to 60% of the pages contain fill in the blanks, check the appropriate boxes and write exercises. In page 96 the author states "...to structure your thoughts ... refer to [your answers in] chapters 1, 6, 15 and 19 ...". In other words, go back and fish your previous answers before answering the next exercise. The ideas are highly disorganized and very hard to understand. I believe the author attempts to follow a career counseling approach and the exercises could be an attempt to help readers to discovers what is best for them. This way, she hopes, the reader should get better prepared to negotiate. Even when some thoughts are good, they simply get lost in the maze of exercises. I suggest the author avoid the workbook format and only use as few exercises as possible. I further suggest the author to better develop and organized her ideas. Again, I DO NOT recommend this book. There are much better books on the topic. In fact, some are truly impressive.

A book that more than fills its unique niche........1998-05-14

Much has been written about the job-seeking process, from resume' construction to the job interview. Mary Simon takes the process one step further - what to do when you have received an offer for the job you want.

It had never dawned on this reviewer that there could be room for negotiation after a job offer had been made. The job-seeker is usually so pleased to have a fine prospect for employement that his automatic response is to say, "Great, when do I start?" Mary Simon says - "Whoa, slow down - you may be shortchanging yourself!"

Mary's point is that the employer has devoted a great deal of time and effort in recruiting and selecting the best candidate for the position. The employer may well be just as anxious to complete the process as is the employee. The last thing the employer wants to do is to go back to square one. Mary Simon says it is to your advantage to take advantage of this attitude.

The author provides a detailed guide of when to negotiate and how. She reminds us that there is much more to negotiate for than salary. Fringe benefits, work schedules, amount of travel required, and other job elements are all subject to negotiation.

I know of no other book that fills this unique niche. It should be must reading for anyone in search of a new job.

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The increasing power of computer resources along with great improvements in observational data in recent years have led to some remarkable and rapid advances in astrophysical fluid dynamics. The subject spans three distinct but overlapping communities whose interests focus on (1) accretion discs and high-energy astrophysics; (2) solar, stellar, and galactic magnetic fields; and (3) the geodynamo, planetary magnetic fields, and associated experiments. This book grew out of a special conference sponsored by the London Mathematical Society with the support of EPSRC that brought together leading researchers in all of these areas to exchange ideas and review the status of the field. The many interesting problems addressed in this volume concern:

Topics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Atmospheric Dynamics, Dynamo Theory and Climate Dynamics (Applied Mathematical Sciences)

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Topics in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics: Atmospheric Dynamics, Dynamo Theory and Climate Dynamics (Applied Mathematical Sciences)
M. Ghil , and S. Childress
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ASIN: 0387964754

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Applies successive bifurcations approach to complex time-dependent processes in large scale atmospheric dynamics, geomagnetism, and theoretical climate dynamics. Presentation of results on planetary-scale phenomena in the earth's atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, mantle and core provides an integrated account of mathematical theory and methods together with physical phenomena and processes. Brings together modern tools of nonlinear mathematics and the problems of global change in the environment.

The Magnetic Field of the Earth (International Geophysics Series (Reprint))

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The Magnetic Field of the Earth (International Geophysics Series (Reprint))
Ronald T. Merrill
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Paleomagnetism: Continents and Oceans (International Geophysics)

ASIN: 012491246X

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Topics involved in studies of the Earth's magnetic field and its secular variation range from the intricate observations of geomagnetism, to worldwide studies of archeomagnetism and paleomagnetism, through to the complex mathematics of dynamo theory. Traditionally these different aspects of geomagnetism have been studied and presented in isolation from each other. The Magnetic Field of the Earth draws together these major lines of inquiry into an integrated framework to highlight the interrelationships and thus to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the geomagnetic field.
The text is organized so that paleomagnetists and dynamo theoreticians may both benefit from the results and arguments presented by the other. A particular example is the presentation of paleomagnetic results to illuminate the observational constraints on geodynamo theory. Conversely, dynamo theory is explained in such a way that paleomagnetists may utilize it to present their data more effectively. Other important features of the book include a discussion of planetary magnetic fields and their implications for dynamo theory and the most recent set of magnetic charts. This unique integrated approach to the subject will make The Magnetic Field of the Earth an invaluable reference book for all geophysicists, particularly those wishing to gain insight into alternative branches of research.

* The only book to integrate material from geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, and dynamo theory
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* Covers introductory material and complex concepts, making it useful to students as well as to researchers in the field
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* Reviews state-of-the-art knowledge in each area
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The discovery of geomagnetic field reversals has been one of the most significant findings of paleomagnetism. The development of the Geomagnetic Polarity Timescale has led to it becoming an important dating tool. Analysis of the statistical properties of this timescale has led to some of the most effective observational constraints on geodynamo theory. The book provides and in-depth review of the development and implications of this fascinating aspect of paleomagnetism.

Three internationally recognized experts in geomagnetism and paleomagnetism have combined to create a unique text that integrates these topics with dynamo theory. The text is written in such a way that readers with a background in any one of these fields can appreciate and understand related topics in the other disciplines. A comprehensive introduction is given to each topic, which is then carried through to a current state-of-the-art review. Although some of the advanced aspects of dynamo theory require a thorough mathematical background, the development in the book is done in such a way that most of the material should be accessible to those without a strong mathematical background.

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The Magnetic Universe: Geophysical and Astrophysical Dynamo Theory
Günther Rüdiger , and Rainer Hollerbach
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Magnetism is one of the most pervasive features of the Universe, with planets, stars and entire galaxies all having associated magnetic fields. All of these fields are generated by the motion of electrically conducting fluids, the so-called dynamo effect. The precise details of what drives the motion, and indeed what the fluid consists of, differ widely though. In this work the authors draw upon their expertise in geophysical and astrophysical MHD to explore some of these phenomena, and describe the similarities and differences between different magnetized objects. They also explain why magnetic fields are crucial in the formation of the stars, and discuss promising experiments currently being designed to study some of the relevant physics in the laboratory. This interdisciplinary approach makes the book appealing to a wide audience in physics, astrophysics and geophysics.

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The 157th IAU Symposium on `The Cosmic Dynamo' was the first which was entirely dedicated to dynamo processes, which are fundamental on all cosmic scales. Dynamo theory concerns one of the few truly key questions of recent cosmic physics. A complicated interplay of rotation, magnetism and turbulence determines stellar and galactic activity for almost all the short and medium time scales. Behind these multiform phenomena, the cosmic dynamo works in various guises, all involving inductive and dissipative equilibria in rotating turbulent cosmic plasmas. This book presents an up-to-date survey on investigations and results of dynamo theory and related observations, and is intended for graduate scientists working in the field of cosmical magnetism and the related problems, especially convection, turbulence and, more general, nonlinear physics.

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The Earth's Magnetic Field: Its History, Origin and Planetary Perspective

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Dynamo theory is the study of the generation and maintenance of magnetic fields by fluid motion. It is important in many areas of physics, ranging from stellar and galactic dynamics, through solar physics and geomagnetism to reactor physics. This volume is the only modern introduction to the subject, and is comprised of the lectures given by leading specialists for an intensive course held at the Newton Institute in Cambridge, U.K. as part of a NATO Advanced Study Institute. Topics covered include planetary and solar dynamos, fast dynamos, and the use of symmetry principles to derive evolution equations. Each chapter starts with background material and goes right up to the forefront of current research. Detailed bibliographies are provided. This book will be welcome reading for graduate students in planetary and solar physics, plasma physics, and astrophysics.

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