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Kerem Tomak did an excellent job collecting, editing and contributing to the collection of state of the art articles in economics of IS. The book is full of important articles which are contributed by well known names in this area. He finishes the book with an elegant piece tying behavioral economics and mobile commerce.

This book is an excellent reference book on evolutionary design of intelligent agents. It is a welcome addition to the growing body of literature on intelligent agents in general, and evolutionary approaches to synthesis of such agents in particular. One of the editors, Professor Honavar, as amply demonstrated by his other publications, has the rare ability to interrelate an amazing diversity of perspectives on Artificial Intelligence - from symbolic methods to neural networks and evolutionary apporaches, to uncover the shared principles and common foundations, and show how different paradigms can be brought together in synergistic ways to advance our ability to design and analyze intelligent systems. This book includes chapters written by some of the leading experts in the field. The first chapter provides an excellent introduction to the topic. The rest of the chapters provide a veritable feast of material ranging from design of sensory systems for robots to current research on design of software agents. Most of the chapters, although they describe some of the latest research in this area, are written in a style that is accessible to even an interested layperson. (My 15 year old daughter has enjoyed reading several chapters). The book should be especially useful as a reference to graduate students and researchers interested in artificial intelligence, machine learning, evolutionary computation, software agents, and computational evolutionary biology. It should also be useful as supplementary reading for a graduate or upper level undergraduate course on evolutionary computation, computational intelligence, or a related area or as a primary text for a seminar course. I recommend this book enthusiastically to everyone who is interested in the science and engineering of intelligent agents.

This book was a primary source of information for my thesis paper. It has excellent knowledge and uses great resources.

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While there is a variety of collections of wavelet papers, presenting the state of the art, in some of the many facets of the subject, this lovely book stands out.-- One of the best! The collection of authors, and the quality of the papers, are great. The material is timeless, and the book will be of use for many years to come.

Najarian is a master of clarity. I highly recommend this informative and interesting book.

I read this to my 4 year old tonight. He loved the big colorful pictures and delighted in having the disney characters teach him about shapes and colors. What a wonderful way to learn!

This book examines the differences in communication strategies between Japanese and American Business people. Comparisons are made in terms of who initiate the interaction, who speaks the most, backchannelling in communication, and how their speech strategy differ from each other. Yamade concludes that Americans usually speak direct to the point and speaks the most in an interaction when he/she initiate the conversation, while Japanese try to familiarize themselves before getting into business. Other notable Japanese conversation strategies include bringing in examples, silent shifts in conversational topics and frequent backchannels. Yamada makes reference to other authorities in cross-cultural communication between American and Japanese business people, and criticise them in mentioning "talk things over" when communication with Japanese businessmen fails. This is not a wise move as Japanese people prefer silence over talking, and the attempts to "talk things over" may farther complicate the situation. I recomment this book to business people who need to deal with Japanese clients or trying to make a new relationship with Japanese business partner(s). I also recommend this to students and researchers alike who are studying the differences in communication strategies between American and Japanese. This book is not an 'introduction to business' type book like one by de Mente, but is a result of a detailed research into American and Japanese communication styles. The quality of insights into Japanese culture is also helped by the author's background, who is a second-generation Japanese living in America.

Perfect text to update oneself on the current developments in HC geochem research.

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This book is a well-written critique on character education. It realistically categorizes the popular sects of moral philosophy and gives each one a fair yet tough analysis of it's strengths and weaknesses. The writing itself is very good, and makes a relatively dry topic entertaining. If you are interested in understanding the trends of contemporary moral education, I would suggest buying this.