Always on the Same Path: Essays on Foreign Law and Comparative Methodology

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This volume contains essays on methodology: the horizontal application of human rights; the tortious liability of statutory bodies; the growing impact of human rights law on our law of torts; the differing approaches to problems raised by actions for wrongful life and wrongful birth; differing judicial styles and what they can tell us about a foreign system, as well as the growing use of foreign law by British judges in their judicial and extra judicial work. Always on the same path will interest practitioners as well as teachers and researchers in the fields of public law, foreign law and legal methodology.

Astronomy: The Universe, Equipment, Stars and Planets, Monthly Guides (Eyewitness Companions)
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Astronomy: The Universe, Equipment, Stars and Planets, Monthly Guides (Eyewitness Companions)
Ian Ridpath
Manufacturer: DK ADULT
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ASIN: 0756617332

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Covering all aspects of astronomy, including its history, the origins of the Universe, the Solar System and its exploration, stars, and galaxies, this is the essential handbook for the amateur astronomer.

The Financial Universe: Planning Your Investments Using Astrological Forecasting : A Guide To Identifying The Role Of The Planets And Stars In World Affairs, Finance, And

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Excellent snippets - history and economics together
Astrological predictions for the decade
A fascinating compendium for astrology buffs

The Financial Universe: Planning Your Investments Using Astrological Forecasting : A Guide To Identifying The Role Of The Planets And Stars In World Affairs, Finance, And
Christeen Skinner
Manufacturer: Alpha Press (Va)
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Excellent snippets - history and economics together.......2007-09-21

I didnt realise how huge a topic this is. Christeen has provided a birds eye view of the landscape, with some tantilising swoops in some interesting areas. For someone new to the area it is enticing them to try to find where to learn more. I found the blend of history, economics, politics and psychology appealed greatly. The language is clear, such that a non-astrologer gets a lot of understanding of the guidance that can be obtained from the astrological study. Biggest problem - too short, have to go find out how to learn more ! Great readable introduction.

Astrological predictions for the decade.......2007-08-11

Whether you are a professional investor or hobbyist, a business person or an ordinary person who likes to look ahead, this book will serve all! It is a very interesting read & does not trip itself up by using astrological technical jargon. For the astrologers, it is a relief to see it is not a cook-book astrology book but an authentic attempt by the author to vision the coming decade in business & financial terms by referring to astrological themes. I could not put the book down wondering what would be unveiled next, until I shook myself realising that the book is dealing with future possibilities on our planet!
By referring back to past events politically & in business, where similar future planetary configurations were evident, the author gives us reinforcement of her predictions & a sense of credibility. They say forewarned is forearmed & if you read this book, you will have no excuses, if you invest in a losing industry or don't gauge the correct timing for lucrative investments.
I was also very excited by the author's predictions around the Internet in the coming years & the concept of the 'global village' becoming a reality. She manages to keep her grip on reality throughout & speaks about both negative & positive implications of events & gains. This is not a doomsday book most importantly, and I felt that I was more informed by reading it.
To quote the author: 'The quest for greater understanding comes as a result of thinking differently. While the final burst of original thinking and subsequent breakthrough correlates, in these instances, with Uranus's movement through Aquarius, it is the movement of other planets that stimulate the imagination. Indeed it may be that, at a later time, it will be recognised by scientists that 'Energy follows Thought'. As yet, appreciation of this important concept is still in its infancy.'
Astrology & astrological information has been isolated by astrological jargon & terminology as have unfortunately astrologers. They are visited by only the enlightened few who are aware of what invaluable information can be gained about the timing of events on earth by looking at the dances in the heavens! The majority of the business community do not access this incredibly helpful information & are often taken unawares by events politically & financially. This book is groundbreaking as it bridges this gulf & makes this information readable & understandable by all. Using the information that 'The Financial Universe' provides will support us in having a smoother ride in any potential bumps we may come across in the coming decade.
The book also deals with sun spot activity & gives very user friendly interpretations that has left me wanting to watch & follow this phenomenon to see how it correlates with happenings on earth. This really whetted my apetite for more information!
I would like to sum up with some quotes from the book:
'The end of the first decade of the millennium offers a platform for change. Global warfare is a distinct possibility, yet this is not the only possible outcome. The collapse of credit would have similarly devastating consequences - particularly in countries that have built up significant levels of debt. What takes place during 2010 will affect us all. It will surely take time for each and every one of us to absorb the enormity of events, and the years to 2013 could leave many people in a state of shock, so that the real transition into new modes of being might not begin until early that year.'

'Significant change could come about through the dramatic change in attitude demanded as the cosmic storms of 2010 abate and the new forces come into play. Growing awareness that we are all dependent on one another brings with it a change in commercial thinking.'

A fascinating compendium for astrology buffs.......2004-11-05

The Financial Universe: Planning Your Investments Using Astrological Forecasting is not a typical financial guide. It deals specifically with using planetary bodies to predict cycles in the marketplace, both positive and negative. Offering suggestions and warnings that potentially reverberate up through the year 2020, The Financial Universe even contemplates the astrological sign of America as a nation, and considers the implications of this birth sign on the future of American finances as a whole as surely as what this means for one's own private investments. A fascinating compendium for astrology buffs, although lacking in economic advice other than astrological forecasting - the reader is already presumed to be familiar with the basics and the risks of the financial market.

Peterson First Guides: Astronomy (A simplified field guide to the stars, planets, and the universe)

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Handy and accurate
Not for the Southern Hemisphere.
Compact;concise.
Doesn't have any information
This is a great little book

Peterson First Guides: Astronomy (A simplified field guide to the stars, planets, and the universe)
Jay Pasachoff
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin (Jp)
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 039546790X

Book Description

A basic field guide for beginning observers of the night sky, introducing information on the locations, names, and characteristics of stars, constellations, and other bodies in outer space.

Customer Reviews:

Handy and accurate.......2006-02-13

I find this book most useful for the 12 star maps found at the very begining. It gives basic information about astronomy in a comprehensible manner. The book is handy enough to keep with you and with a small penlight you can reference the maps while observing the night sky, easily fits in a jacket or pans back pocket. Additionally I found the mythology behind the traditional western culture naming of the constellations interesting.

Only criticisms include 1) as previously mentioned, no star charts for the Southern Hemisphere and 2) wasted pages printing illustrations of the characters the constellations represent. These pages could have been used to add Southern Hemisphere maps or to discuss more then the listed 13 constellations.

Not for the Southern Hemisphere........2005-04-28

Quite a well thought out book to take around with you.
BUT... limited use to me as there are no Southern Hemisphere maps or details (even the Southern Cross is absent).
Would not have purchased it had I realised. At least it was cheap!

Compact;concise........2003-02-16

Great little book for the beginner.Portable,so you can take it with you on your nighttime prowling of the universe.Written in a manner that newbies such as myself can understand.A good companion to all my other amateur astronomy books.Inexpensive,as well.Not as comprehensive as those other books,but this is a field guide,and it serves its purpose well.

Doesn't have any information.......2001-03-27

This book doesn't have any information for the dummy in the astronomy. The book is more like a museum guide to the starts. The information on this book is nothing new and it doesn't teach you about telescopes or related topics.

This is a great little book.......2000-12-06

The Peterson guide is small and compact, but packed with information. When you can't take a huge volume with you, this fits the bill perfectly. I take it on cycling tours and hiking trips, where it fits nicely in a pannier or pocket. It's easy to understand, too - I gave a copy to my young neice for Christmas last year.

Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition

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Excellent guide
A poor excuse for a book on amateur astronomy
Badly in need of copy editing
Warning: bad book!
Excellent reference book

Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition
Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney , and Michael R. Porcellino
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback

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In the ten years since this award-winning book was originally written by Michael Porcellino, the field of astronomy and its discoveries has grown by leaps and bounds. From the astounding images sent back by the Hubble Space Telescope, to the bright comet Hale-Bopp from the fleet of Martian probes, to the long-distance explorations of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn--the universe has become more accessible than ever. And thanks to this revised and thoroughly updated new edition by astronomer and science writer, Patricia Barnes-Svarney, anyone with an interest can delve into its wonders. From the very close up to the far reaches of space, THROUGH THE TELESCOPE presents a uniquely "user-friendly" view of the universe, and offers both novice and advanced amateur astronomers some of the best tools available to watch the nighttime skies. You’ll learn all about: * Setting up a good, user-friendly telescope system * How to look at the universe in order to really see it * Upgrading your telescope for peak performance * How to spot a star cluster, a nebulaÖeven a supernova * Forming your own network of amateur astronomers. Complete with a web site appendix and fully updated charts on eclipses and planetary oppositions well into the year 2000, this edition of an acclaimed book will be an invaluable users guide for aspiring astronomers entering the new millennium.

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Excellent guide.......2002-02-01

This is an excellent guide for the amateur astronomer, with copious information on both what to look at in the sky and what to buy to do so, including both binoculars and telescopes. It has copious information on every aspect of skywatching, down to the best filters to view the various planets through. It's very supportive of amateur astronomy, consistently pointing out the contributions that amateurs have made and continue to make to the science (one of the few sciences where this is still possible).

Quibbles: a few formatting problems, where the formatting notation shows up instead of italics or whatever was intended. And they repeat the urban legend about Galileo going blind from observing the sun (though admittedly I just recently found out that this is mistaken).

Other than that, it's an excellent book, though more of a reference than a "sit-down-and-read" book, which is what I did with it, at least for now.

Meanwhile, I wonder if some of the other reviews (below) apply to the earlier edition of the book, since I did not encounter the same problems.

A poor excuse for a book on amateur astronomy.......2000-12-14

I pity the novice who purchases this book with the intention of learning about amateur astronomy. The book is a demonstration of what happens when someone rushes it to publication, does not KNOW the subject and builds poorly on a work that wasn't very good in the first place. There are so many terrifically awful errors in this book, it would take another book to document them. Pictures of microscopes where telescopes should be, refractor telescopes described as Dobsonians, etc, etc. The illustration/pictures are also slipshod, out of focus and poorly rendered. I cannot believe a suposedly reputable publishing house could release this "joke" of a text on amateur astronomy. It should be withdrawn from the market NOW and burned. -Richard Anderson

Badly in need of copy editing.......2000-07-05

It's amazing McGraw-Hill let this one out at all. There are typographical and syntactical errors on almost every page. I can't comment on technical accuracy, as I am a beginner at astronomy. But I do know when I've seen the same photograph twice with different, and inconsistent, captions. The publisher did a real disservice to the author of this edition--and to the memory of the author of the original version--by rushing this to market without at least showing it to a copy editor.

Warning: bad book!.......2000-03-04

This is the worst astronomy book I've encountered in forty years as an amateur astronomer! It is full of errors and has some of the poorest illustrations (out-of-focus, incorrectly labeled) I've ever seen in a commercial publication. Anyone interested in buying and using telescopes would be much better served by NightWatch by Terence Dickinson, The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Dickinson and Dyer, or Phil Harrington's Star Ware.

Excellent reference book.......1999-09-18

As an amateur in astronomy, I found this book very educative. It covers all aspects of astronomy - from naked eye view of the sky to deep space objects, binocular to large telescope obesrvation, etc. Though it was written in 1989, the book will continue to be a reference book to all interested in astronomy.

A field guide to the stars and planets: Including the moon, satellites, comets, and other features of the universe

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This 1 book focused my view of astronomy.

A field guide to the stars and planets: Including the moon, satellites, comets, and other features of the universe
Donald Howard Menzel
Manufacturer: Collins
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 000212145X

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This 1 book focused my view of astronomy........1998-12-09

D.H.Menzel's original Field Guide broke the mold--there has never been anything like it before or since. It is my view Brian Skiff shares my opinion--as co-author of his Observing Catalog the objects are named as in Menzel, plus a section refers to H.A.Rey's diagrams, also in Menzel.

Collins Pocket Guide to Stars and Planets (Collins Pocket Guides)

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Almost the best pocket book available
Excellent and handy
Review of Ridpath & Tirion's Guide to Stars and Planets

Collins Pocket Guide to Stars and Planets (Collins Pocket Guides)
Ian Ridpath
Manufacturer: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
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Binding: Paperback

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Almost the best pocket book available.......2002-10-01

I mostly agree with the previous two reviews. This is by far the most useful pocket book I've come across for casual binocular and small telescope astronomical observing. In fact, I carry it around with me everywhere to quickly give me new things to look for when I haven't had time to develop a more formal observing plan.

My only problem with it is that it's a standard paperback book. If Collins would release a ringbound edition, the book would be significantly more practical to use outside on cold, damp nights in conjunction with binoculars and small telescopes. At least one person I know buys three copies of this book at a time, because it can get worn out so easily given a reasonable amount of active outdoor casual observing.

Excellent and handy.......2000-08-28

I would like to agree on the review I just read. This is a great little book that I can fit into my pocket ( only just ) and nip out for a quick revision whenever I am stuck somewhere with nothing to do. Excellent content all the way through. Great charts, up to magnitue 5.5 I believe.

Review of Ridpath & Tirion's Guide to Stars and Planets.......2000-07-19

For beginners to advanced amateurs, there is no other guide more comprehensive and better formatted than Ridpath & Tirion's Guide to Stars and Planets. For starters you can get a broad picture of the sky for any month at any location, thus avoiding the need for a planisphere. Once you've found your way from constellation to constellation, you're ready to harvest the best this book offers: There is a map of each constellation, showing the most interesting and accessible objects for viewing with naked eyes, binoculars or small telescopes. Accompanying each map are descriptions of these objects. I've tried many guides and plenty of astronomical software, but this is the guide that I always take with me and it's the first port of call for information during an observing session - there's none better. Collins, how about another print run of the superb book?

Destination Mars: In Art, Myth, and Science (Penguin Studio Books)

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Non Fiction
A very good book

Destination Mars: In Art, Myth, and Science (Penguin Studio Books)
Martin Caidin , Jay Barbree , and Susan Wright
Manufacturer: Studio
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Binding: Hardcover

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Non Fiction.......2007-09-03

The Six Million Dollar Man guy takes a crack at a coffee table book, this time about astronomy and Mars. The possibilities of organic compounds being found on the red planet were making news at the time, so I suppose this was part of that. Not a whole lot of substance here, but it is attractive enough for a quick flip through.

A very good book.......1999-06-08

All I have to say is that you should get this book if you have any interest in Mars at all.

The Facts on File Atlas of Stars and Planets: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe

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The Facts on File Atlas of Stars and Planets: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe
Ian Ridpath
Manufacturer: Facts on File
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A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guide Series)

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excellent guide to astronomy
It had what I wanted!
Supreme writing and wonderful pictures
This is one of my "desert island" books.
For those serious about learning astronomy

A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Jay M. Pasachoff
Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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Book Description

The fourth edition of this best-selling field guide has been completely revised and updated to include the latest information from leading astronomical sources. All the time-sensitive material is new and valid through 2010: solar eclipses, phases of the moon, positions of the planets, and more. Twenty-four Monthly Sky Maps, all newly revised and in color, show exactly what you'll see when facing north or south in the night sky. Fifty-two Atlas Charts, also revised and in color, cover the entire sky, including close-ups of areas of special interest such as the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula. The hundreds of thousands of devoted users of the previous editions of this guide have been eagerly awaiting this new volume so they can continue to enjoy their hobby in the coming decades.

Customer Reviews:

excellent guide to astronomy.......2006-05-13

I found this book has a lot of interesting and useful information. It also shows planetary positions till 2014. The atlas is a little crammed at ~2.9mm/degree but not problematic.It is very detailed, going to stellar magnitude 7.5 ,with 2,500 deep space objects.I use it in conjunction with a planisphere and it works really well.I suggest laminating the covers because this book will dog ear with a lot of field use. Overall,this is an excellent resource book.

It had what I wanted!.......2005-10-06

It had, specifically, the moons of the planets that I had been working on; it saved me a lot of hunting around for them. Now I have it for future reference. -- Ray Tetrault

Supreme writing and wonderful pictures.......2004-05-23

This was a great astronomy book that i used countless times with my telescope. without this book i would not be able to know where almost half the stars in the sky are. Wonderful writing that is easy for a amaueter astronomer like myself and many others. The pictures are the best part. The mind bending images of stars nebulaes and solar eclipses are enough. Wonderful book!!!

This is one of my "desert island" books........2004-05-07

If I had to choose a small number of books to take with me into exile on some deserted island somewhere, this would definitely be one of them (and offhand I'm not sure I can name any others).

An entire astronomy library packed into a single portable field guide, Jay Pasachoff's entry in the Peterson Field Guide series is a delightful introduction to, and reference for, the universe revealed in the night sky.

If you have any interest in astronomy at all, you can always find something in here to look at or just to sit and ponder about.

Besides the obvious things like monthly star charts for both northern and southern hemispheres, the book contains a complete 52 chart atlas of the sky put together by Wil Tirion with notes on objects in each chart, clever finder charts and tables for the planets for a ten year period, history and lore of the naming of the constallations, many, many photographs of astronomical objects taken by Hubble and other telescopes, an atlas of the moon, and many enlightening charts and tables of things like details of the brightest/nearest stars, the planets and their moons, and so on.

There's a section on each of the planets, and of course lots of coverage of the sun and eclipses of the sun and moon.

It always surprises me that this book doesn't seem to get as much respect in astronomical circles as I think it deserves. While you can certainly fill a library with astronomical books and atlases that are better than this field guide in any one area, you will not do better than this book in stuffing all of that information together in one "to go" package.

An excellent gift for a child starting to get interested in science and the world at large.

I could go on, but you should just buy the book and see for yourself :-)

For those serious about learning astronomy.......2004-01-13

For the very new to star charts and guides, this was a bit daunting at first. It is not a quickie guide. But after reading through it and learning the terminology it has lived up the "Peterson field guides" tradition. The maps and charts are very clear and it is chock full of interesting facts. It even has a small section on telescopes and binoculars that was helpful.
This guide if full of wonderful pictures and charts, it has become one of the more dog eared field guides in the house right after my Petersons bird books!
I would defiantly recommend this book to any one who is serious about astronomy.

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Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets
Sir Patrick Moore
Manufacturer: Philip's
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