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KEY BENEFIT: Designed to keep pace with current workplace needs and the emerging 21st century culture, this book offers a lively, accessible, and user-friendly alternative for the many (including those with poor English skills) who dread the thought of barebones traditional grammar and communication instruction and its overkill of rules.
KEY TOPICS: With a focus on real-world English skills that contribute to good workplace communication, this book emphasizes principles that reflect the oral and written communication of today's Standard English, as used by well-informed people.
MARKET: For office managers, accountants, executives, office personnel department heads and sales people
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Ok but..........2004-09-09
It was alright for the course but it really should have been alot better. The book can be pretty condesending sometimes in the lessons and some of the names used in sentences are over used like Twileen, what a silly name indeed.
A Very Good Book........2003-12-01
I consider myself an average Business English writer based less on education and more on experience. This book did help me learn a lot of new concepts and how to utilize them. I still feel quite dazed with the plethora of rules and sugestions as provided in this great book.
There are two tings I like about this book:
1- It is small and concise.
2- It is full of exercises.
Two things I dislike about this book:
1- It is small and at times does not go into more detail of topics leaving me with unanswered questions.
2- Some of the exercise questions get quite confusing. I am sure with practice and time, they will begin making better sense.
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English for Careers: Business, Professional, and Technical
Leila R. Smith , and
Jean Nankivell
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Thoroughly investigates the reality of horse slaughter in the United States.
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After the finish line: the race to end horse slaughter in america.......2007-05-13
I needed this book to help me write an essay for college. It was a great tool to have along side my work. It is against slaughtering horses on US soil and it is filled with insightfull information and helped me tie all my lose ends up. A graphic read but good.
The Dirty Little Secret Exposed.......2006-09-14
There are many, many nice people in the Thoroughbred industry. But if it solely comes to judging those in influential positions who can make positive change, the handling of the beautiful equine athletes after the finish line has been nothing short of criminal.
Bill Heller exposes the ties that the horse slaughter industry has to racing in this brutally honest and very important book for fans of the sport at any interest level.
And don't think for a second that the slaughterhouses who "process" the meat for foreign consumption become the final vestiges for the runners who are just not good enough, too old or battered to race anymore, or too old or just don't have the pedigree to stay in the breeding shed.
There are runners that have regal bloodlines and/or major stakes victories who plummet through into the sales ring to be sold for pennies on the dollar or sold privately for shipment to the plants; crammed together in double-decker semis, without adequate food and water and oftentimes even more brutally treated during the final hours before a bolt is fired into their heads, hopefully putting the Thoroughbreds quickly out of a misery that may have built up for years.
After the Finish Line is not an easy read. But there is some hope captured in several chapters, with Heller discussing the horse sanctuary and adoption movements, with a listing of organizations throughout North America.
You may not look at the regal days of the Triple Crown or Breeders' Cup Championships the same way after reading the book. It hopefully will get you involved in some way to assist those who have the resources to make a difference before that last race is run.
Show the Love to Horses.......2005-05-12
If you love horses & want to help save them from slaughter this is the manual. Bill Heller tells the truth.
Along with the stories & information about the horrible practice of horse slaughter there are websites listed for every state where you can find horse shelters if you want to adopt a horse or need to find a permanent home for one you love.
I found a shelter in Michigan that I send a little gift to monthly. My first foster horse there was a blind palamino named Billy. His owner put him there before she passed away of a terminal illness. Billy passed away too so now I foster one of his companions. For a city person it's fun to help lovely creature.
There are two reasons to stop horse slaughter besides being kind. One, horse theft has risen because someone can make a profit selling a stolen horse to a slaugher auction. Children wake up to find their beloved pet horse has been stolen. It's too heartbreaking! Two, personally, I believe that horses are being more frequently injured on racetracks because there are not enough of them running. I think they are fatigued by running too often.
HR 503 passed in Congress. If you love horses please contact your senators about saving them from slaughter.
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- An Uncharacteristically Poor Novel for Greg Bear (At Least, I Hope...)
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Dead Lines: A Novel of Life . . . After Death
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ASIN: 0345448383
Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
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With his acclaimed novels Darwin’s Children and Vitals, award-winning author Greg Bear turned intriguing speculation about human evolution and immortality into tales of unrelenting suspense. Now he ventures into decidedly more frightening territory in a haunting thriller that blends modern technology and old-fashioned terror, as it charts one man’s inexorable descent into a world of mounting supernatural dread.
For the last two years, Peter Russell has mourned the death of one of his twin daughters—who was just ten when she was murdered. Recent news of his best friend’s fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow. Divorced, despondent, and going nowhere in his career, Peter fears his life is circling the drain. Then Trans comes along. The brainchild of an upstart telecom company, Trans is (as its name suggests) a transcendent marvel: a sleek, handheld interpersonal communication device capable of flawless operation anywhere in the world, at any time. “A cell phone, but not”—transmitting with crystal clarity across a newly discovered, never-utilized bandwidth . . . and poised to spark a new-technology revolution. When its creators offer Peter a position on their team, it should be a golden opportunity for him. If only he wasn’t seemingly going mad.
Everywhere Peter turns, inexplicable apparitions are walking before him or reaching out in torment. After a chilling encounter with his own lost child he begins to grasp the terrifying truth: Trans is a Pandora’s box that has tapped into a frequency not of this world . . . but of the next. And now, via this open channel to oblivion, the dead have gained access to the living. For Peter, and for humankind, a long, shadowy night of the soul has descended, bringing with it the stuff of a horrifying nightmare from which they may never awaken.
By turns spine-tingling, provocative, and heart-wrenching, Dead Lines marks a major turning point in the consistently dazzling storytelling career of Greg Bear. Alongside its hero, Dead Lines peers into the darkest place we can imagine and wonders—fearfully—what might be peering back.
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With his acclaimed novels Darwin¿s Children and Vitals, award-winning author Greg Bear turned intriguing speculation about human evolution and immortality into tales of unrelenting suspense. Now he ventures into decidedly more frightening territory in a haunting thriller that blends modern technology and old-fashioned terror, as it charts one man¿s inexorable descent into a world of mounting supernatural dread.
For the last two years, Peter Russell has mourned the death of one of his twin daughters¿who was just ten when she was murdered. Recent news of his best friend¿s fatal heart attack has now come as another devastating blow. Divorced, despondent, and going nowhere in his career, Peter fears his life is circling the drain. Then Trans comes along. The brainchild of an upstart telecom company, Trans is (as its name suggests) a transcendent marvel: a sleek, handheld interpersonal communication device capable of flawless operation anywhere in the world, at any time. ¿A cell phone, but not¿¿transmitting with crystal clarity across a newly discovered, never-utilized bandwidth . . . and poised to spark a new-technology revolution. When its creators offer Peter a position on their team, it should be a golden opportunity for him. If only he wasn¿t seemingly going mad.
Everywhere Peter turns, inexplicable apparitions are walking before him or reaching out in torment. After a chilling encounter with his own lost child he begins to grasp the terrifying truth: Trans is a Pandora¿s box that has tapped into a frequency not of this world . . . but of the next. And now, via this open channel to oblivion, the dead have gained access to the living. For Peter, and for humankind, a long, shadowy night of the soul has descended, bringing with it the stuff of a horrifying nightmare from which they may never awaken.
By turns spine-tingling, provocative, and heart-wrenching, Dead Lines marks a major turning point in the consist
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An Uncharacteristically Poor Novel for Greg Bear (At Least, I Hope...).......2006-08-18
Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to see Greg Bear speak (at Comic-Con, an annual convention for sci-fi/fantasy enthusiasts such as myself). To be honest, I don't do a whole lot of genre reading. I'd never head of the guy. But it seemed like he was quite the name--George R.R. Martin and Peter David, among others, were showing him deference. Apparently, Bear had won some fairly prestigious awards, such as a couple of Nebulas. I decided that it was past due to end this ignorance of mine, so I promptly went to the nearest bookseller and picked up a Greg Bear book to read. Any book, just to sample the author. At random.
Which, it turns out, was a mistake.
For the book I wound up with was Dead Lines. I've managed to finish Dead Lines, which was, sadly, a struggle... it is the story of Peter, a flawed man who has seen better days, who gets a small chance at redemption (perhaps) when his one-time best friend unexpectedly dies, throwing Peter into a world of new-age cell phones and the afterlife. Uh, at least that's part of the story. It's kind of convoluted, complete with ominous psychic-predictions, shady telecom executives, estranged family and old, unsolved murder mysteries. For all of that, strangely, it's also kind of boring.
You see, this isn't Bear's best work. Or at least, that's what the other reviewers here on Amazon seem to be saying (and it certainly must be true, given the awards and everything). Bear is known for his sci-fi, and this is an attempt at horror. Only problem is that, there's really nothing scary about this book. Actual threats to the main character only come into play near the very end of the novel, during the final sequence, and that sequence isn't written very grippingly, to be quite honest. The main character is flawed--which is cool--but he's almost too flawed to be likable, which is a problem. The other characters don't get a whole lot of development, and will probably soon be forgotten after the novel's end. The pacing is too slow, and the twists and turns aren't profound enough to carry the weight themselves.
This is a slow novel that doesn't really have a lot to say in the end. The characters aren't particularly moving, or deep, and the action sequences are infrequent and stilted in their execution.
Finally, let me say that I was also disappointed in the overall lack of distinct style. Even if this is a departure for a normally great author, I might expect there to be something engaging or characteristic about the author's voice. Bear's didn't grab me. Again, maybe that's just this book... but, a lot of times, I was reading the prose thinking "what's the big deal about this guy?" There seemed to be nothing very original or insightful or enveloping about his manner of description or dialogue or characterization, etc. Just seemed like a modern day genre author, competent at laying out elements but without any real individual spin.
In the end, a friend of mine recently reminded me that the true test for books of this kind is: is it hard to put down? Does it scream at you, when you wake up in the morning, to put off all other responsibilities so that you can come back to the world? Resolve the crises?
Does it keep you awake, late into the night? Sealed off against the darkness into a fortress of yours (and the author's) imagination?
This one was harder to pick up than it was to put down.
A shame. I'll keep an open mind; one day (doing some research first!) I'll try another Greg Bear novel. But, for those of you who might be in the same position I was, do yourself a favor and try another one of his books, first. Chances are high that it will be better.
A highly unusual ghost tale.......2006-08-11
Let me make one thing clear about Greg Bear's "Dead Lines" right from the start. This isn't an action-packed thrill-ride, even though in some ways it might qualify as a thriller. It isn't a gore-fest, although it dips its feet into the pool of horror. It enthralls the reader in its own way, without the need for constant gunfire or blood on every page. It would be sad for someone to go into this book with the wrong expectations, because I've seen people dislike otherwise gorgeous works simply because they were expecting one thing and got another.
Peter Russell is a largely out-of-work director and photographer (of titillating films and nude shots) with a gentle fondness for the ladies and a tragic love of the drink he no longer allows himself to have. He's recently-divorced, and only one of his two daughters still lives. Then a chance at redemption arrives: he's offered an opportunity to promote a new telecom company, one that has developed a revolutionary new communications device called Trans. Trans transmits with utter clarity across a newly-discovered bandwidth. His great opportunity is tainted, however: by self-doubt, fear of failure, the recent death of his best friend... and a new darkness that has entered his life. Everywhere he turns he sees things, things he shouldn't see. Dead things and memories of the living. Hungry things. And he isn't the only one...
On the surface of it this doesn't sound terrifically unusual. However, the actual book is quite different from others I've read. It doesn't concentrate on the plot so much as Peter Russell, a complex and fascinating person. He's the perfect conduit with which to draw the reader into the story.
The plot unfurls and unwinds rather than racing along, free to take some rather unusual twists and turns. This is one of the few books I've read where the reader's attention isn't drawn to the twists, with each one baldly pointed out; instead they're simply a part of what's happening, completely natural and organic. There are multiple mysteries wrapped up in this book's plot, but it's easy to forget to think of them as mysteries because they simply unfold as another natural part of the larger succession of events. Who killed Peter's daughter? What mysterious force at his friend Joseph's odd mansion blocks the Trans from working there? And can anything reverse the horror that is being visited upon the living?
So many details in this book ring true and bring it alive. Greg Bear takes the story at least one or two steps further than any other author would, and he does it beautifully. If you don't need constant explosions and chainsaws in order to enjoy your thrillers and horror, if you're looking for a kind of fear that maybe, just maybe, highlights some of the beauty in this world, then I highly recommend Greg Bear's "Dead Lines." Once I started I could barely put it down.
BEar phoned this one in.......2006-02-01
It's sad, since I am such a big fan of Greg Bear's work, but I didn't care for this one. It really felt poorly put together, quickly executed and shoddily ended. It seemed to lack the care and work his other books have. Seemed desparate to have it optioned fo a movie (ugh, it probably will be). Bummer...
When a science fiction writer writes a ghost story.......2005-11-21
This is book quite a change of course for Greg Bear. I have read many of his books and tremendously enjoyed such masterpieces as Moving Mars and Eon. Typically, his books fall into two categories: The ones set on other worlds and the techno-thrillers on earth, often set in California. This latter category reads quite a bit like Michael Crichton, except that with Crichton's books the perils of technology are eventually controlled and everything turns out okay, whereas with Bear, the consequences tend to be persistent and devastating. This book is belongs to the second category. It is set in familiar coastal California, but explores some altogether new territory. Technology and the supernatural collide, although not always convincingly. A new type of cell phone causes disruptions that allow the dead to be perceived by the living. You will learn the difference between a wraith and a specter. The book reads like something from Tim Powers (see Earthquake Weather). The central character is exquisitely drawn. The mood is melancholy. Unexpected plot twists keep the reader intrigued. Finally, all the pieces come together. Still, this is not one of the author's best. The bottom line is: if you like hard science you will probably hate this new offering from Greg Bear. If you have enjoyed the works of Dean Koontz, Stephen King or Peter Straub, you may enjoy this book as well.
The Ghostbuster.......2005-10-28
Your basic tale of the wall between our world and the spirit world being ruptured, with all manner of messy leakage in consequence. It's a good story, reaching Straubian heights of spookiness at times. The murder mystery within the story is surprisingly twisty and touching, also.
But the best thing is the hero himself, an ex-pretty boy and washed-up nudie director, wading through the detritus of his marriage and career. He is very well drawn, and the reader can feel his ramshackle state of mind, as his world starts to *really* unravel.
The best line in the novel is, "What is it with ghosts and the foot of the bed? I think you guys really like it down there!"
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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on August 28, 1995. The length of the article is 1207 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 supplier: ACE Ltd., formed in 1985 to provide excess casualty coverage, is celebrating its 10th-year anniversary. ACE is the largest underwriter of excess directors and officers liability and is among the largest providers of excess liability insurance. ACE Chmn, CEO and Pres Brian Duperreault plans to expand the reinsurer's underwriting expertise into other specialities. Already, ACE has introduced satellite and aviation product liability coverage. In the third quarter of FY1995, ACE posted income of $47.5 million, compared to a loss of $160.6 million in the third quarter of 1994.
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Title: After a decade, ACE Ltd. still on the move.(World Reinsurance Report)(Company Profile)
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National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
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Title: Dotshots: Where are they now? Riding high until the bubble burst, now they're proving there's life after dot-com death. (Technology).(Chief Executive Officers, electronic commerce)
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Is there life after free? (Editor's Corner).(Internet services)(Brief Article)(Editorial): An article from: The E-Tactics Letter
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