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Average customer rating: international building code 2003 3 ring binder The IBC more than just another building code A Strucural Engineer's Necessity 49 states are now adopting this Code

International Building Code 2003 (International Building Code) International Code Council Manufacturer: Thomson Delmar Learning ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Reference | Law Practice | Law | Subjects | Books General | International Law | Law | Subjects | Books Yearbooks & Annuals | Almanacs & Yearbooks | Reference | Subjects | Books General | Reference | Subjects | Books Manufacturing | Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems | Engineering | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books International Law | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books Reference | Law Practice | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books Look Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Look Inside Reference Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007 | Stores | Books Similar Items: International Residential Code 2003 (International Residential Code) 2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code) Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated) International Plumbing Code 2003 (International Plumbing Code) International Fire Code 2003 (International Fire Code) ASIN: 1892395568

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international building code 2003 3 ring binder.......2007-03-16

The IBC more than just another building code.......2006-03-22

A Strucural Engineer's Necessity.......2005-09-06

49 states are now adopting this Code.......2003-09-07

Average customer rating: Drawn out and boring, hard to understand Supervision of Police Personnel Don't pay for this book... Sleeping Material Some good info... but rambling and poorly written

Supervision of Police Personnel (6th Edition) Nathan F. Iannone , and Marvin P. Iannone Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Social Services & Welfare | Poverty | Current Events | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books General | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Sociology | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books | AIDS | Abuse | Adults | Aging | Children | Class | Communities | Culture | Death | General | History | Leisure | Marriage & Family | Medicine | Men | Occupational | Race Relations | Religion | Research & Measurement | Rural | Social Groups | Social Situations | Social Theory | Suburban | Urban | Women Systems Of Government | Political Science | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books | General | Islamic Government | Monarchy | Representative Government General | Criminal Law | Law | Subjects | Books Law Enforcement | Criminal Law | Law | Subjects | Books General | Criminal Law | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books Law Enforcement | Criminal Law | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books General | Law | New & Used Textbooks | Stores | Books Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007 | Stores | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Similar Items: Police Field Operations (7th Edition) Supervision of Police Personnel Study Guide Criminal Investigation, with Student Simulation CD Police Sergeant Examination Preparation Guide (Cliffs Test Prep) Criminal Investigation ASIN: 0136492290

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Drawn out and boring, hard to understand.......2007-05-13

Supervision of Police Personnel.......2007-03-10

Don't pay for this book..........2006-11-29

Sleeping Material.......2006-11-10

Some good info... but rambling and poorly written.......2006-10-23

Average customer rating: It is an excellent book for international lawyers

International Business Law and Its Environment Richard Schaffer , Beverley Earle , and Filiberto Agusti Manufacturer: South-Western College/West ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Comparative | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Business Law | Reference | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Franchising | Business | Law | Subjects | Books General | Law | Subjects | Books Science & Technology | Perspectives on Law | Law | Subjects | Books General | International Law | Law | Subjects | Books Business | English Law | Law | Subjects | Books General | Business | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books International Law | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books Look Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007 | Stores | Books Similar Items: International Economics (2nd Edition) Accounting: Texts and Cases Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (9th Edition) The Standard for Portfolio Management The Standard for Program Management ASIN: 0324261020

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It is an excellent book for international lawyers.......1998-09-29

Average customer rating: Difficult reading, very "wordy" mosgt boring book ever. Good Graduate Level Text Public Administration

Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector David H Rosenbloom , and Robert S. Kravchuk Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Public Affairs & Administration | Government | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Public Administration | Political Science | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007 | Stores | Books Similar Items: Classics of Public Administration Public Administration: Concepts and Cases The Transformation of Governance: Public Administration for Twenty-First Century America (Interpreting American Politics) Sources: Notable Selections in American Government (Classic Edition Sources) Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations ASIN: 0072867957

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Difficult reading, very "wordy".......2006-12-15

mosgt boring book ever........2006-11-06

Good Graduate Level Text.......2005-10-27

Public Administration.......2000-05-21

Average customer rating: Fooling Some of the People Read it first, then make up your own mind The Most Provacative Tax Reform Proposal Yet Read This Book Desparately needed reform, outlined in an easy-to-understand fashion.

The Fair Tax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS Neal Boortz , and John Linder Manufacturer: Regan Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Taxes | Accounting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books International | Taxes | Accounting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Federal Government | Government | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Look Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Similar Items: Somebody's Gotta Say It 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37) The Terrible Truth About Liberals The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Islam (and the Crusades) (Politically Incorrect Guides) The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President ASIN: 0060875496 Release Date: 2006-05-02

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Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS. . . .
Keep all the money in your paycheck. . . .
Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn. . . .
And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system?
If so, the FairTax is for you! </p> </center>

A smash #1 New York Times bestseller from the moment it went on sale, The FairTax Book launched a massive grassroots movement across the country with its dramatic call to rid Americans of the punishing burden of income tax. Talk-radio firebrand Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder are leading the charge to replace the current tax system with the FairTax -- a simple 23 percent retail sales tax on new goods and services that would eliminate the reviled IRS and replace it with a system that's fair to all -- while jump-starting the U.S. economy, bringing businesses and jobs back to our shores, and recapturing billions of untaxed dollars currently lost to criminal and offshore businesses. Americans would get to keep 100 percent of their hard-earned paycheck . . . and April 15 would become just another beautiful spring day. </p>

Endorsed by scores of leading economists -- and gaining momentum in both the House and the Senate -- the FairTax Plan could revolutionize the way America pays for itself. Here -- revised and updated, with a new afterword by the authors -- is the straight-talking book that started it all. </p>

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Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS ...
Keep all the money in your paycheck ...
Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn ...
And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system?</p>

Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of the outlandish American tax burden, talk-radio firebrand Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder are leading the charge to phase out our current, unfair system and enact the FairTax Plan, replacing the federal income tax and withholding system with a simple 23 percent retail sales tax on new goods and services. This dramatic revision of the current system, which would eliminate the reviled IRS, has already caught fire in the American heartland, with more than six hundred thousand taxpayers signing on in support of the plan.</p>

As Boortz and Linder reveal in this first book on the FairTax, this radical but eminently sensible plan would end the annual national nightmare of filing income tax returns, while at the same time enlarging the federal tax base by collecting sales tax from every retail consumer in the country. The FairTax, they argue, would transform the fearsome bureaucracy of the IRS into a more transparent, accountable, and equitable tax collection system. Among other benefits, it will:</p> <ul>

Bring offshore corporate dollars back into the U.S. economy</li> </ul>

Endorsed by scores of leading economists and supported by a huge and growing grassroots movement, the FairTax Plan could revolutionize the way America pays for itself. In this straight-talking book, Neal Boortz and John Linder show you how it would work -- and how you can help make it happen.</p>"

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Fooling Some of the People.......2007-06-19

The main problem with this book is the authors never tell that they have no dollar figures to back up their claim! A 30% National Sales Tax will not bring in the money needed to run the National Security State as it now exists.

The problems in modern Europe are mainly due to their high national sales tax (VAT) of just 18% to 20%. It is taxing people to death (the falling birth rate and other problems of malaise). Economics Professor Batra said so in one of his books. (Yes, there is controversy over this.) But the fact is that high regressive taxes do affect people adversely, and have done so throughout history. Remember the Boston Tea Party?

Read it first, then make up your own mind.......2007-06-10

Simply a must read. Unless you hate the poor and middle class, love tax loopholes, and enjoy how the power of the people rests in the hands of lobbyist.

The Most Provacative Tax Reform Proposal Yet.......2007-06-05

Linder and Boortz have proposed the most simple and sweeping tax reform program that could lift this country out of the morass of complicated tax laws we find ourselves entangled in today. Not only that, if installed, it could also lift the nation into a position of advantage for international banking and trade. The book is thin, and does not explore the many facets of the long range impacts - nor all of the short range complexities of implementation, however, it is honest in its presentation and does not mislead the reader. It is provocative and deserving of a thorough read in a time when the current tax code is obviously outmoded, excessively complex, expensive, and a dis-service to our citizenry.

Read This Book.......2007-06-02

Our opressive tax structure has gotten out of control. Our founding fathers would never have stood for the kind of redistribution of wealth that we're seeing in our time. It is time for us, the people, to take back control of our government. Changing the way we pay our taxes is a great first step. This book is concise, and backs up it's claims with solid facts. It will change the way you look at your pay stub forever. Don't worry though, it's not boring. The collaberation of Congressman John Linder's sensabilities and Neal Boortz's in-your-face attitude make for some funny reading at times. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of "The Fairtax Book". Then pick up another 10 copies and give them to everyone you care about.

Desparately needed reform, outlined in an easy-to-understand fashion........2007-06-01

Do you understand the U.S. tax system? I have an economics degree, and I sure don't. Did you know the tax code is much thicker than the Bible (and how many people have managed to read all of that book)? Did you realize that Americans collectively spend over $200 billion a year preparing income taxes.

While not without some flaws, the fair tax system proposed by Boortz is pretty simple and easy to understand. It's replaces an income tax with sales tax. To squelch the instant outrage of those who love our "progressive" tax system, Boortz would refund the tax we pay on the necessities of life (food, etc.). Theoretically, he could make the tax code simpler to understand, eliminate a bloated bureacracy, and not raise the tax burden on families. I'm all for it! Alas, I believe the current tax system serves a lot of people powerful enough to prevent its demise (special interest, certain lobbies, the IRS, Congress, etc.) who will spread a lot of demagoguery and scare the old and the poor into thinking they'll have to pay a larger share.

Read the book and write your Congressman!

Average customer rating: Smart man...hate-filled, anti-American drivel... Great Leftist review of US Foriegn Policy - RIngs true Hegemony or Survival: America sucks, and that's all I have to say about that! Ignorance is bliss The Wizard Behind the Curtain

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project) Noam Chomsky Manufacturer: Owl Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Relations | International | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Globalization | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books General | Political Doctrines | Political Science | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books All Deals | Blowout Books | Stores | Books Nonfiction | Blowout Books | Stores | Books Similar Items: Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy Media Control, Second Edition: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda (Open Media Series) 9-11 The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina Confessions of an Economic Hit Man ASIN: 0805076883 Release Date: 2004-08-12

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Noam Chomsky is considered the father of modern linguistics. In this richly detailed criticism of American foreign policy, he seeks to redefine many of the terms commonly used in the ongoing American war on terrorism. Surveying U.S. actions in Cuba, Nicaragua, Turkey, the Far East and elsewhere over the past half a century along with the modern American war in Iraq, Chomsky indicates that America is just as much a terrorist state as any other government or rogue organization. George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq drew worldwide criticism, in part because it seemed to present a new philosophy of pre-emptive war and an appearance of global empire building. But according to Chomsky, such has been the operating philosophy of American foreign policy for decades. Opponents of the Bush administration's tactics consistently point out how the American government supported Saddam Hussein for many years prior to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait (pictures of Donald Rumsfeld shaking Saddam's hand are easy to come by) as a means of pointing out how the United States is happy to fund despots when it's in American interests. But Chomsky, armed with extensive historical notation, takes this notion further, arguing how the repression of other nations' citizenry is, in fact, the very reason Americans support certain foreign leaders. The charges made throughout the book are severe, as are the dire consequences he posits if current trends are not reversed, and Chomsky is no more likely to make friends or gain supporters from the mainstream now than he's ever been. But Hegemony or Survival is relatively dispassionate. Instead of relying on camp or shock value or personal attacks as some of his contemporaries have done, Chomsky drives his well-supported points steadily forward in an earnest and highly readable style. --John Moe

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"Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." The New York Times Book ReviewAn immediate national bestseller, Hegemony or Survival demonstrates how, for more than half a century the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe. Our leaders have shown themselves willing-as in the Cuban missile crisis-to follow the dream of dominance no matter how high the risks. World-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this perilous moment and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species.With the striking logic that is his trademark, Chomsky tracks the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of "full spectrum dominance" and vividly lays out how the most recent manifestations of the politics of global control-from unilateralism to the dismantling of international agreements to state terrorism-cohere in a drive for hegemony that ultimately threatens our existence. Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new afterword by the author, Hegemony or Survival is a definitive statement from one of today's most influential thinkers.

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The United States is in the process of staking out not just the globe but the last unarmed spot in our neighborhood-the heavens-as a militarized sphere of influence. Our earth and its skies are, for the Bush administration, the final frontiers of imperial control. In Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this moment, what kind of peril we find ourselves in, and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species.

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Smart man...hate-filled, anti-American drivel..........2007-05-29

One is constantly reminded of Mr. Chomsky's hatred of the US with every other page. I'm surprised he didn't go as far as to say Bush eats babies for breakfast. Should be read with evil-sounding halloween soundtrack playing in the background for best effect. If Mr. Chomsky has stuck with the facts and left out the BS, I would have had a bit easier time with the read instead of rolling my eyes every 5 minutes.

Why give it 2 stars instead of 1? He's a very intelligent man. Some of his points are well thought-out. They are few and far between, however.

Great Leftist review of US Foriegn Policy - RIngs true.......2007-05-25

Wow, so many of these reviews are long and ponderous, probably reflecting the tension going on in the current world. Yes, Chomsky writes with a distinctively leftist point of view, a fact that has caused me to dislike him over the years as I personally have a decidedly conservative point of view. That being said, my experience over the past few decades have convinced me that there is a large vein of truth in Chomsky's analysis.

This book has opened my eyes to many of the possible reasons to explain the seeming disregard that our current government has for the Constitution, the will of the people and for any opposing points of view. Have you ever wondered why President Bush seems more interested in pleasing Mexico tan the citizens of the United States of been baffled by his blindsided insistence on staying in Iraq or how he continually disregards rights of privacy and restraints on domestic spying? THe answers are here in this book. I highly recommend it.

Hegemony or Survival: America sucks, and that's all I have to say about that!.......2007-05-21

Chomsky is well accepted around the world for being one of the authorities on international policy. For what reasons, I clearly cannot understand since one of his most highly acclaimed works "Hegemony or Survival" has to be one of the most biased and contradictory poorly written pieces of writing on global politics.

It's clear that Chomsky is a radical leftist, and that's all fine and well. But it seems that prior to his research, Chomsky has already made up his mind on where he stands. This does not do justice to someone like myself who is fairly moderate and trying to understand all different sides of the political spectrum.

I found it rather irritating reading about his distaste for Israel. It was clear that instead of offering an objective discussion of both sides, he chose to go straight to the bashing of everything that Israel stands for. He made it a point to address all of the failures of Israel, while not explaining their triumphs. The opposite was true for his discussion on Palestinians, of which he is very sympathetic towards.

I found it quite amusing how Chomsky clearly repetitively and redundantly criticizes the U.S. for not obeying basic principles of international law put out by the United Nations. He goes on to discuss the failures of Woodrow Wilson and "Wilsonian Idealism" yet fails to address the fact that it was Wilson in fact who was one of the key players in the formation of the League of Nations. But Chomsky is excellent in collecting snippets of information and often times taking them out of context to further advance his distaste for the US. It's rare that you see Chomsky quote an entire passage of what an individual says to give the reader a the full scope of what is being said. Instead Chomsky manages to take out words and phrases from a passage and "filling in the blanks" with his own ideas. This in essence completely changes the nature of the quote he is referring to, and is quite frankly a pathetic attempt to get his point across.

Ultimately, Chomsky does a great job of concocting ridiculous conspiracies with little to no supporting evidence. He seems to have come to some magnificent conclusion that the U.S. for instance does not advocate drug treatment and strong drug policies in order to support the drug war which ultimately benefits the U.S. from an economic perspective. I am not an expert on this, and it very well maybe true. But reading things like this just makes me wonder if Chomsky is just making things up in this completely terrible world that he believes we live in.

Chomsky, being a radical leftist does not let up with his verbal assault on the right wing and capitalist doctrines. Though I don't believe people on the right wing are necessarily saints, I think it's quite hypocritical of Chomsky to address the absolute insanity of the right without addressing the radical nature of his beliefs as well.

While reading this book, you will learn that Chomsky is a strong believer that the world is a better place without the United States playing the selfish and disgusting role of the leader of the western world. But once you are finished, if you have somewhat of a balanced outlook on things, you will think to yourself that the world is a better place without Noam Chomsky giving his opinion on matters related to global politics.

Ignorance is bliss.......2007-05-13

Sometimes it's not stupidity that causes someone to turn the blind eye.

While informative, at times this book is simply a little depressing.

Don't misunderstand - someone's got to fight these battles and what-not, but there are some (of us) who don't have the mental strength to rise above our own daily problems to give a lot of consideration to global or essoteric issues - beyond the customary "Politicians lies" etc.

The Wizard Behind the Curtain.......2007-05-02

Over the last twenty years, Noam Chomsky has attracted a legion of supporters who enthusiastically have hailed him as the unquestioned guru of world geopolitics. For those Americans and Europeans who enjoy seeing the United States being taken down a well-deserved peg or two as the schoolyard bully of the Third World, his works fill a much needed perceived niche. In HEGEMONY OR SURVIVAL, Chomsky assails the United States as a rogue regime that, over the last fifty years, has sought to impress its will on a far flung host of underdeveloped nations that until 9/11 had no effective means of response. The War on Terror he insists is one that flows from the United States rather than toward it. The problem that I have with all of this is that those who idolize Chomsky tend to focus mostly on only a few of his many books. For those who have the patience to plod through his vast corpus of texts that stretch back some forty years, another Chomsky emerges. This Noam Chomsky stands revealed as one who suffers from a virulent anti-American angst that is exceeded only by a similar angst against Israel.

Chomsky is the master magician who has learned well the full range of his linguistic bag of tricks that he crafted as a professor at MIT. It will not be painless for his many ardent admirers to watch as Dorothy pulls back the curtain to reveal the wizard behind that curtain. The first step in re-evaluating Chomsky is to read those texts that were not bestsellers in the past. It is there that his full animus toward America and Israel becomes evident. In THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HUMAN RIGHTS (1973), he terms the United States as the most brutal empire of the 20th century. In PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST (1975), he claims that Israel has no right to exist. In FATEFUL TRIANGLE (1985), he sees no essential difference between Israel and Nazi Germany. In WHAT UNCLE SAM REALLY WANTS (1980), he claims that the United States employed ex-Nazis to control Europe in both a military and economic sense. In MIDDLE EAST ILLUSIONS (2003), he sees Israel as the sole cause of unrest in the entire Middle East. And for those who find the above difficult to digest, Chomsky has also written approvingly of such notorious anti-Semites as Israel Shahak and Robert Fourrison, both of whom have their own extensive list of texts that bash Israel.

How is Chomsky able to pull the wool over so many eyes? He well knows that most of his followers do not read too carefully between the lines to see how he plays fast and loose with facts. Here is how the Wizard of Hate manages: (1) His many citations almost always originate in little known and leftist sources from Europe. (2) When his citations are original with him, they usually loop back self-referentially to his own earlier ones. (3) He avoids first hand reports of genocide, instead preferring to use second hand accounts of state-sponsored journals that are far from unbiased. (4) He is fond of using the passive voice to conceal a true lack of fact. (5) He writes in such a manner to make it seem that he has a vast army of supporters who agree with him. (6) His frequent mention of American terrorism against Third World nations is often depicted as an overreaction to a much smaller non-provocation by that nation. Finally (7) he often uses the disarming rhetorical device of describing a factual but insignificant detail in the same sentence as a hyped Chomsky falsehood that makes this falsehood more credible.

When one considers the totality of Chomsky's world vision--his relentless assault on America and Israel--it becomes apparent that in him we are not reading an unprejudiced mind. For those who even now insist that Chomsky deserves the intellectual accolades that he normally garners at rock concerts, I urge such supporters to read his entire corpus of America and Israel bashing in the light of the linguistic tricks as mentioned above. For those who do, then they may learn to separate the acknowledged hegemony of American military might from the alleged peril to Third World survival.

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Police Administration: Structures, Processes and Behavior (6th Edition) Charles R. Swanson , Leonard Territo , and Robert W. Taylor Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Social Services & Welfare | Poverty | Current Events | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books General | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Law Enforcement | Criminal Law | Law | Subjects | Books Law Enforcement | Criminal Law | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007 | Stores | Books Similar Items: Prentice Hall's Test Prep Guide to accompany Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior (Prentice Hall Test Prep Series) Criminal Investigation, with Student Simulation CD Supervision of Police Personnel (6th Edition) Police Patrol: Operations and Management, Third Edition Community Policing: Partnerships for Problem Solving (with InfoTrac) ASIN: 0131123114

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International Business Law: A Transactional Approach Larry DiMatteo , and Lucien J. Dhooge Manufacturer: South-Western College/West ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books General | International | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Business Law | Reference | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books Franchising | Business | Law | Subjects | Books General | Law | Subjects | Books Science & Technology | Perspectives on Law | Law | Subjects | Books General | International Law | Law | Subjects | Books General | Business | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books Look Inside Business Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Qualifying Textbooks - Spring 2007 | Stores | Books Similar Items: International Financial Management (with Xtra!, World Map, and InfoTrac ) Fundamentals of Multinational Finance (2nd Edition) (Eiteman Series) Annual Editions: Macroeconomics 05/06 (Macroeconomics) Principles of Macroeconomics Designing and Managing the Supply Chain w/ Student CD-Rom ASIN: 0324204914

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Learn to successfully engage in and conduct international business transactions with INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW! With a focus on transactional business, this business law text provides you with numerous practical tips and applications that will help you succeed in this course and in your career. Studying is made easy with tools such as qualitative and applied problems, internet exercises, excerpted cases, and frequently used forms and documents found throughout the text. With its comparative perspective, this business text also prepares you to do business with other countries by teaching you about business law in other nations and how they differ from U.S. laws.

Average customer rating: Somewhat Dated, but Worth a Read Put politics aside and read this Eye Opener Blowback: The Cost and Consequences of American Empire An angry book

Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Second Edition) Chalmers Johnson Manufacturer: Owl Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Relations | International | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books U.S. | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books International Security | Freedom & Security | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books Similar Items: The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (The American Empire Project) Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project) Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy ASIN: 0805075593

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If the 20th century was the American century, the 21st century may be a time of reckoning for the United States. Chalmers Johnson, an authority on Japan and its economy, offers a troubling prognosis of what's to come. Blowback--the title refers to a CIA neologism describing the unintended consequences of American activity--is a call for the United States to rethink its position in the world. "The evidence is building up that in the decade following the end of the Cold War, the United States largely abandoned a reliance on diplomacy, economic aid, international law, and multilateral institutions in carrying out its foreign policies and resorted much of the time to bluster, military force, and financial manipulation," writes Johnson. "The world is not a safer place as a result." Individual chapters focus on Okinawa (where American servicemen were accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in "Asia's last colony"), the two Koreas, China, and Japan. The result is a liberal-leaning (and Asia-centric) call for the United States to disengage from many of its global commitments. Critics will call Johnson an isolationist, but friends (perhaps admirers of Patrick Buchanan's A Republic, Not an Empire) will say he simply speaks good sense. All will agree he is an earnest voice: "I believe our very hubris ensures our undoing." --John J. Miller

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The term 'blowback,' invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended results of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own terms. From a case of rape by U.S. servicemen in Okinawa to our role in Asia's financial crisis, from our early support for Saddam Hussein to our conduct in the Balkans, Johnson reveals the ways in which our misguided policies are planting the seeds of future disaster. In a new edition that addresses recent international events from September 11 to the war in Iraq, this now classic book remains as prescient and powerful as ever.

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Somewhat Dated, but Worth a Read.......2007-05-27

"Blowback" by Chalmers Johnson sets forth the theory that the United States is overextended. In Johnson's view, the spending on military hardware is a harmful drag on the budget. Additionally, the American public is unaware of many of the covert acts being carried out in its name, and these acts contribute to blowback, a term for unintended policies of imperialism. The imperialism of which he speaks is not in a traditional sense. Resources are not directly exploited for the nation. Instead, powerful corporations are married to the government and the military, creating what President Eisenhower called "the Military-Industrial Complex."

Johnson is a former CIA consultant, as well as a scholar in East Asian affairs. Hence, most of the content of the book deals with that area. North Korea, South Korea, China and Japan are examined closely, and Johnson details US policy towards those countries, finding much fault with the resulting policies. There is some mention of Afghanistan, and some of Iraq, but since the book was written well before recent watershed events, those countries do not receive as much attention as others. Nonetheless, despite the book being slightly outdated, Johnson's theories are prophetic. I have decided that, though I was slightly disappointed with the book, I am reading the follow up: "the Sorrows of Empire."

Put politics aside and read this.......2007-05-27

Far from being any sort of "conspiracy" tale or a political rant, this is a well documented and sober offering from a reputable and qualified author. This edition includes an updated introduction due to the fact that the book was written before 9/11 and was not warmly received in our country at that time, but suddenly seemed relevant after things it warned about did indeed happen. "Blowback" is not specifically about middle east terrorism at all, in fact it mostly covers Asian issues. It is however, hugely relevant and Americans should be apprised of the issues being presented here.
It is really time for Americans of all backgrounds to start realizing some of the things carried out in our name in other parts of the world, actions we are mostly kept oblivious of and would most likely not approve of. It is also time to address what exactly our role in the world is, taking into account points of view we are rarely exposed to. Mr. Johnson is not anti-American at all - quite to the contrary he holds out hope for our democracy working as it should. The main issue here is the abuse of power by certain parts of our government and economy which hold themselves above public scrutiny and accountability... the Founders of our nation are surely spinning in their graves at this point.

Eye Opener.......2007-03-09

Good read. It is most certainly not as easy to read as a Harry Potter Book, but I recommend it.

Blowback: The Cost and Consequences of American Empire.......2007-01-10

A must read for those who have an avid interest in U.S. foreign policy and its consequences in the different corners of the world. Johnson paints a damaging picture of the problems associated with the United States expansion of military bases across the globe. Especially enlightening is Johnson't concept of blowback. Specifically, how policies enacted on behalf of the U.S. government that result in economic downfalls and collatoral damage in other nations can impact their attitude towards the United States. The negative effect of these policies result in blowback where those affected may plot or continue to resist the United States military and political machine. The more famous examples include the Afghan freedom fighters, including Osama Bin laden who were abandoned by the CIA in Afghanistan during the 1980s and turned their attention to U.S. targets as a form of revenge. More simplistic forms of blowback include civilians whose loved ones die in military strikes. If they pick up a gun in retaliation Johnson considers it a form of blowback as well. This book is meticulously researched and well documented and will make even the most avid supporter of U.S. foreign policy question our official intentions.

An angry book.......2006-11-12

Blowback, according to author Chalmers Johnson, is a term invented by the CIA to (page ix) ". . .describe the likelihood that our covert operations in other people's countries could result in retaliation against Americans, civilian and military, at home and abroad." At another point, he notes that (page xi) ". . .blowback is another way of saying that a nation sows what it reaps." It results in unintended consequences of actions.

This is an angry book, with Johnson not pretending to take an academic perspective or a neutral analytical viewpoint. One simple example: The United States provided assistance to the resistance in Afghanistan against the old Soviet Union. One of the beneficiaries was Osama bin Laden. The result (page xiv):

It was only after the Russians had bombed Afghanistan back to the
stone age and suffered a Vietnam-like defeat, and the United States
had walked away from the death and destruction the CIA had helped
cause, that Osama bin Laden turned against his American supporters.

Blowback. We supported--and then abandoned the resistance; according to Johnson, this led to blowback later on.

The book examines a number of instances of what Johnson considers blowback--Okinawa, North and South Korea, China, Indonesia, Japan, and so on. The reader may not be fully convinced of one or another of these examples. He also noted, on page 26, the variety of dictators that the United States has supported to achieve foreign policy goals and, in the process, often angering local populations and producing negative effects for American goals.

In the concluding section, he says (page 217): ". . .the evidence is building that in the decade following the end of the Cold War, the United States largely abandoned a reliance on diplomacy, economic aid, international law, and multilateral institutions in carrying out its foreign policies and resported much of the time to bluster, military force, and financial manipulation." The end result? "The world is not a safer place as a result" (page 217). He argued that the United States has become an empire and is in danger of "imperial overreach."

All in all, this is an angry book. Johnson does not always successfully connect the dots; not all of his examples necessarily prove convincing. Nonetheless, this is a thought-provoking discussion.

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Get the easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2006 International Building Code®.

As the building industry moves toward a single set of construction codes that have no regional limitations, architects, builders, engineers, and interior designers need an interpretive guide to help them better understand how the code affects their practices. The seond edition of Building Codes Illustrated fills this need by interpreting the updated 2006 International Building Code® (IBC) in a visual format that designers both need and understand.

This unique marriage of bestselling author Francis D.K. Ching's illustrative talent and Steven Winkel's code expertise provides an accessible, time-saving companion guide to the latest code. The visual presentation of information extracts the core portions of the building code that are most relevant for professionals and hones building codes down to the essentials. Organized to correspond with related subject matter in the IBC, Building Codes Illustrated enables architects, engineers, and other design professionals to quickly find clarifying information on the nonstructural provision of the IBC. You'll gain a clear and complete understanding of those sections at a glance through enlightening computer-rendered illustrations and succinct yet thorough interpretations.

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Customer Reviews:

A great book!.......2007-06-04

Ching did a great job again! The line drawings clarified the codes and made it easy to understand.
Gang Chen, author of Planting Design Illustrated

Evaluating Code Compliance in Design.......2007-01-10

This book is a great tool to use during the design of a building. It applies more to commercial, but is also useful to residential buildings. Using this book will sharpen your code skills and avoid some costly design errors. You will need to have a copy of the 2006 IBC at your disposal if you are going to use this book in any serious way. It is organized in a logical format, but you can easily skip around and cover critical sections. The only thing that I think should be added to this book is a checklist for each type of construction that could be used for plan review. All of my work is in residential so a checklist would help me focus on the pertinent sections of the book.

Excellent Code Understanding.......2006-11-05

Great visual graphics which aid in NC Building Codes along with clear explainations

Excellent Guide to the Codes........2006-03-11

Being an architecture student, this book, and others by Frank Ching, are more than helpful. It really clarifies the IBC and makes design for studio projects go a lot quicker. Definitely get this book if you're studying architecture.

Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the International Building Code.......2006-03-11

Francis Ching provides high quality, easy to understand, graphic illustrations of building code regulations. The chapters are well organized for checking construction documents for code compliance.

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