Binder

There is nothing here that Microsoft Excel can not do.. or many other shareware programs floating the internet to track your bid for you, insert your e-mails automatically and send congratulations e-mails automatically. Plus who needs another book or notebook on their desk when you can use a program?

This tracking system is SIMPLE, QUICK and works with my busy life! Finally, my notes, post-its and tracking is together in one place, and it's easy to reference and find info quick-n-easy!
I'm all for timesaving and working smarter, not harder.
For me, it has taken the hassle out of buying and selling for extra $$$$$$$$
Thanks Lynn!

I've tried many systems for tracking on-line auctions, and nothing works as great as "i buy"! With this loose-leaf book, you'll have all the information at your fingertips--not only what you paid, and the shipping charges, sellers info, but more importantly, a record of emails back and forth. You an record when you paid, how you paid, when the item is received, and if you have sent feedback for the seller. It's all there, neatly organized on one page, and it's soooo easy!! With the section dividers, you can group which auctions have been paid, which have been received and you need to do feedback, etc. Now I don't have stacks of papers on my desk, wildly hunting for a particular auction, and sometimes miss paying on time. You can be sure to have a pristine feedback rating, and save yourself alot of grief, by using "i buy". I love it!

This book is great for the beginner or the semi-experienced. There is a lot of useful information and detail. Some aspects are outdated but overall the book is very accurate. Keep in mind this is a textbook and it reads like one. However, if auto mechanics is your interest then you should have no problem enjoying this book.

This is a pretty good book for either the inexperienced or master mechanic. I would recommend this book to any person who is limited in knowing the inner wotkings of their cars and would like to know what the mechanic is really talking about. The chapters in this book will give you basic information on how the different systems work in your car from engines to brake systems to drivetrain systems. the second part of the chapter will give you tips on how to troubleshoot and repair your car, if you decide to take the task upon yourself. This book provides highly detailed pictures and diagrams and explains everything in easy to understand terminology.

If modern automotive technology fascinates you (as it fascinates me), you will absolutely love it. Duffy really drives home the key points about the computer and electrical systems.

From one enthusiast to another - great job Frank.

I didn't buy the book. I looked at some parts to verify a critique by others I read. I found this quote:

"So while saving may pave the road to riches for an individual, if the nation as a whole decides to save more, the result may be poverty for all!"

This thinking is flawed. After all, true savings means that we have put aside something we created (instead of consuming it) that someone can now use to sustain themselves while they create new products and jobs for those who were laid off from unprofitable businesses. Without these savings, we would not be able to survive to produce more. And if we don't, ourselves, produce more than we consume, then where will all the new businesses get their resources to run their new business (before it starts to produce anything).

As usual, these writers of mainstream economics don't seem able to follow through with a chain of events. It's as though when someone saves a dollar's worth of some product, it is always burried and lost to human kind. These authors would have us continue to consume everything around us without any regard for new production. Somehow this would result in less proverty.

Unless you are forced to buy this book for a course in Economics, you would be better off looking elsewhere. Better yet, find a better course in economics, unless you are only interested in working for some organization that feeds itself by spreading false economic theory.

I used this book as my first introduction to economics, and even many years after having read it I continue to use it as a source of reference to the most simple concepts of economics. It has the very best simple explanations of economic principles that I have ever seen. It is filled with interesting stories that bring these principles to the real world, showing a novice the potential power of these ideas. This is Economics 101 at its best.

I am teaching economics and have read the textbooks written by Stiglitz, Mankiw, Samuelson etc.,but I think this is the best.It not only explains the elements of economics in plain words,but also convey lots of incisive insights which we should keep in mind when we tackle economic problems. I found Baumol and Blinder very instructive as well as interesting.

Each chapter contained too much information for students. Also, it should have more examples for each exercises. If there is a answer key in the back of each chapter, it will be more helpful for students.

Having used several books to teach Managerial Accounting, I find this to be one of the better textbooks in the market. It is comprehensive and yet written in a way that is easy for the student to understand. The authors seem to know exactly what key points to emphasize. Ideal for a self study course.

Did somebody in my 11th Creative Writing class secretly publish this book? Because this is without a doubt the most prosey, flowery, melodramatic writing I have ever encountered. It doesn't so much "explain history" as much as it "wishes it were fiction." Are the authors still bitter that those romance novel publishers rejected their drafts?

One of my favorite gems in this book is the sentence: "America stumbled through the cellar door in a drunken fit of idealism." I mean, at what point is it okay for that to be used in a textbook? I could write a more factual sentence IN A FREAKING COMA. And what's sad is that the book is filled with this kind of flowery prose on every page. (It seems to be a particular fan of personification -- "America was a big hulking monster of war that sank its claws into the bloody corpse of Europe." That isn't in the book, but it could be. You think I'm kidding, but I'm not.)

I'm a student and even I think that this textbook has no business teaching me anything when it can't get its act together. Here's a tip for the authors: when the students are laughing out loud at some of your ridiculous language, it's a good sign that you probably aren't doing your job to the best of your ability.

I can quite clearly remember the amazement with which I first read the opening paragraphs of Bailey's American Pageant six years ago in high school; and even now, after graduating from college in a field completely unrelated to history, I return to this text to read in my spare time just for the sheer enjoyment of it. I hesitate to even call it a text: rather, it is almost a work of art. Personally, I am flabbergasted by some of the negative reviews I've read below. Of course someone will not like this book when they haven't read it all semester, and then they have an approaching final and try to quickly skim the text and learn all the "important facts" of this nation's history. This book isn't written to satisfy the poor study habits of a mediocre, disinterested student who could care less about history; it is written to express history as seen and studied and understood through the eyes of an absolute genius: Thomas Bailey. For those who believe the book is opinionated, I'll agree with that notion. That's what historians are supposed to do -- they shape and mold historical events into tangible, real entities that one can relate to, rather than just relate dry facts and statistics. (That's what an encyclopedia or government records are for.) If I could, I would give this book more than 5 stars -- surely it deserves as much.

All too often, students of history, and even history instructors, dismiss the study of history as a boring and irrelevant procession of endless names and statistics. Some history books, indeed, are rather dry and boring to read. This one is not. The authors here present a fresh, vibrant take on the oft-told tale of American history; it succeeds in re-invigorating the often stale story with new life. It accomplishes this by being written in a way that is not only informative, but also thoroughly enjoyable. Beefing up the standard information and statistics with frequently amusing and interesting anecdotes and multitude of charts, graphs, pictures, and relevant contemporary quotations, the book brings history to life. Written in this style, the book reads more like a novel than your standard dry history text. The style is unconventional, witty, and even quite often amusing. It also avoids falling into the trap of the ultra-patriotic, non-objective, trumpet-blowing agenda of many other textbooks -- while also managing to avoid boiling over with authorial opinion and negative presentations. The length of chapters is just about right as well, neither too short nor overlong. The book is rounded out with a nice appendix, which consists of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and a wide array of charts and graphs, as well as an index, though a fully-fledged glossary is missed. All in all, this is a great introductory text for those wishing to know more about American history, useful to both the student and the individual reader.

This book just keeps promising but never delivers. If you've read Sitchin or van Daniken or any of the others, don't bother. The intended audience for this book is a total mystery. It's a waste of time. I couldn't bring myself to finish it.

I'll never look at evolution the same.

I read the first edition of this book about 20 years ago, and I've been searching for it ever since I lost that copy. Needless to say, I am delighted to see that it has been revised and re-released. It presents the theory that mankind is an alien colony, and that we are a hybrid of naturally-evolved humanoids and alien visitors. Much of the evidence presented is hard to ignore! The authors show that even the Bible may be reinterpreted to support their theories. I highly recommend this book to all readers interested in how we came to be on this planet.

I believe it is a good book to learn Photoshop tricks very fast. The fact that Silver Pixel Press promises you an electronic image to do the exercises in the book and does not keep up with their word is irresponsible and frustrating. It is the first time I see that a publisher does not keep their end of the bargain. I am going to think twice next time I purchase a book from this publishing house.

I was recommended the cookbook by a teacher for using filters for great effects and so they dont end up looking like "Oh look its a photoshop filter.". Great layout for the book for easy reference. The book size also makes it convienant for propping up on your desk. Detailed descriptions of each recipe with screen shots of Photoshop dialogue boxes. I also like that they use the same image for every recipe. The downside I wish each recipe was on the facing page for its image, the flipping back and forth for some of the recipes seems unecessary.

This book is not only A GREAT RESOURCE but this book is also A WORK OF ART--- marvelous! This book offers a wealth of information to Photoshop users who want to produce creative and unique photographs.
I love the format of this book... it really is like a cookbook. Each page offers the Photoshop user a "recipe" (which is concise) to alter and produce an image.
I also like the fact that the author of this book chose to use the same image (an eye) over and over for each and every example.

I strongly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn Photoshop, increase their creativity, and to those who want to produce unique images with their photographs.
THIS IS A MUST BUY!!!
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Here's a book that begs the question, "What were these guys thinking?" At NFPA, it seems the voltage is on but nobody's home. The new large format doesn't make the book any easier to interpret or information easier to find, perpetually sore subjects among users of past code books. The text might be larger, which is fine for us aging boomers with reading deficiencies, but that's not a good enough reason to radically alter a long-established format. Further, it seems NFPA intended this edition for office use, not field use. Those of us who carry the books in our trucks have ready-made spots for the old 5x7.5 editions. This big book is klutzy and subject to vastly more damage in everyday use.

And finally there's the price of this "deluxe" edition. The 1978 code book was $8, the 1996 book was about $35. There is simply no justification for the 1999 book, a virtual requirement for every informed electrician, to be scraping the $50 level. Will somebody please check the NFPA's grounding?

The book cost to much but you got to have it

In all states that I have held an electrician's license (20 years), it was mandatory to pass an electrical exam based on the current NEC. This is an invaluable resource and a must have if you are an electrician. But it is not a training manual. Homeowners and do-it-yourselfers are best served picking up a how to electrical book based on the current National Electrical Code. There are several here at Amazon.

I would have to say that the red badge of courage is by far the most BORING book that I have ever read. I say this because it could spend a whole chapter about the youth looking at the river (that's a STRETCH), but some events were just plain useless.
This book was about a boy, like 1 out of 3 stories are. This boy finds it self-fulfilling to join the army, and to be patriotic and to show his man hood. His ma tells him not to, because she knows what could inevitably happen to her son. But, he sneaks it anyway. After a few months of thinking all he'll ever do is March, he is sent into battle. During the fight, he doubts himself and runs away in fear. Then, he goes into an argument with himself, "should I rejoin my regiment, or be a coward?" Instead of completely deserting his regiment, he rejoins the battle and fights heroically.
Not only would I say that it's a good story, but it is also really boring leading up to the climax in the book. I mean, who wants to read about camping at night with a blank mind? Who wants to read about marching to nowhere? I thought of the youth as a go with the flow guy who got tricked by a bandwagon approach, and joined the army to be cool, just like a 2nd grader would, thinking it would be fun and exciting. I did not admire him for this kind of thing, mainly because I really hate people like that. The book started to get more interesting when the youth found the dead body, and sort of went through the anguish the man went through as he died. This is probably what led him to doubt himself on the field. As the book reached its climax in the battle, the book became a tad more exciting, as he stopped telling us about his world. The book actually seemed less boring as it got into the mental pain of war, and the anguish of it. The only time I really admired the youth is when he went back to his regiment and fought like a hero. All in all, this book got a B-, because the majority of the book was spent on the youth's mindless wanderings, and on pointless subjects.
I would recommend this book to people that can see writing techniques embedded deep inside the book, because there probably were a lot, but I'm not the kind of person that sees that. I saw a symbolic death once, and a symbolic rebirth a few times. I would also recommend this book to people who are WAY more advanced readers than I am, because I couldn't understand the book without help. Also, I recommend it for people who have nothing better to do. I say this because in certain areas and chapters, the book seems to trail off into some adverse storyline that is not only boring, but has nothing to do with the book. So, if you have nothing else to do, or you are too sick to be bored, this book is perfect for you. It should also be way more understandable if you have been in a battle before, and know the mental anguish that the youth felt.
Well, I guess my perspective has changed since I started writing this review, which doesn't happen often. I actually feel that this book does deserve a B-, but that is the best I can give it because I have a hard time recognizing writing techniques, which is probably what kept me from enjoying the book as much as it should have been.

I have recently read The Red Badge of Courage and discovered it to be one of the best and most interesting novels written about the Civil War. Considering the fact that Stephen Crane, the author, never saw the war but merely heard about it and read about it, I find it fascinating that he was able to depict such a pictorial setting with his descriptions.
The protagonist Henry Fleming, a boy who recently had joined the Union Army, goes to war only to find he "was not made out to be a soldier." Fleming goes through many trials that make him doubt his vast understanding of his inner being. He is constantly putting himself down, but in the end finds out who he really is. Henry, like any other soldier, wonders if, in the heat of battle, he will run or stay and fight. All the way through the book Crane uses metaphors, symbolism, personification, allusions, humor, and immense descriptions to help you get the full extent of the meaning in the book, which keeps you interested from the first page on. Crane was very elaborate in his descriptions, not only of places, but of ideas and thoughts that went through Henry's mind. Throughout the book, because of the descriptions, you have a much better understanding of the actual story line, and also the message Crane was trying to get across.
Henry (the youth), Jim (the tall soldier), Wilson (the loud soldier), the lieutenant, the captain, the corporal, and other soldiers make up the 304th New York regiment. This regiment is full of mostly newly recruited soldiers that come from peaceful backgrounds into a much different environment, the war. The regiment is thought of by the higher ranked officers as "mule drivers" and "mud diggers"; however, they acknowledge the fact that they fight better than some brigades and are given some of the worst tasks because of this. Crane depicts the war very realistically; you really understand what the soldiers are going through, here again because of the vivid descriptions. The most reliable source of information throughout the book is Fleming, and he does an excellent job informing you to what exactly is going on, on the battlefield, in camp, and in his mind. This book really goes in-depth to show you the reality of a war, and a soldier's life.
I, personally, extremely enjoyed this book. However, some things bothered me about the way Stephen Crane wrote. The vocabulary was a little bit over my head, but it wasn't bad like some other books I've read. The dialogue bothered me a little bit; I know he was a regionalist writer and tried to imitate the way they sounded, but it was a little hard to comprehend when you had to sit for a minute or two just to figure out what one person was trying to say. By that time you've forgotten the story line and have to start the paragraph over; making the book take long to read. However, once you realized what a word was supposed to be you didn't have to worry about it so much. The descriptions made the story take long and it was a little boring. I didn't really care to be able to picture the scene exactly with every little detail. Also at the beginning it was a little hard to follow when Crane jumped from one scene to the next without warning. The little humor every now and then made the book more interesting and kept you reading through all the detailed descriptions. I also enjoyed the way he wrote with sarcasm. You usually only find sarcasm in the dialogue part of the book, but Stephen Crane wrote with it. It was unusual and made the book all the more interesting. The story plot was simple making the book less complicated and making room for you to have more interesting characters without overkill. I think Stephen Crane should be greatly commended for his real depictions and good, strong story line. At age twenty-three this is a wonderful accomplishment. I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted to read a good war story, or who just enjoys a good book.

The Red Badge of courage by Stephen Crane is based on the story of one man's desires of findong courage within himself. Henry, the main character is a new soldier of the Union army, and becomes apart of the 304th regiment. This particular regiment is mostly young soldiers who do not have any war experiences. However, Henry feels that he is the only person who feels great fear towards battle. As Henry struggles with his fears, he becomes more and more and terrified, because he can no other soldier who thinks they would run away in battle. Confused and extremely streesed Henry's first day in battle was not one he would like to remember. As the story goes on, Henry's ultimate goal is to find courage from within himself so that he may be brave like the others. The book is very well written with many symbolic comparisons to the Christian religon. Crane magnifies the reader's view of war by showing the soldiers' savageness and the pain which war brings on. He brilliantly shows how Henry eventually finds courage from within himself. I can honestly say that enjoyed reading this book. Although it was relatively short when compared to other war novels, the hidden meaning and metaphors always kept the pages turnings. A book formed with good structure and excellent character development I would recomended it to anyone likes Civil War stories.

I tried really hard to like this book. The first couple of chapters were really promising, but then the author suddenly lost track of where she was going. Stilted broken part-way descriptive sentences. No serious romance going on. I really didn't care if they ended up together. I suggest Karen Marie Moning for really great time travel romance, or for the serious time travel enthusiast - Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. Both authors have never written a dud. This was definitely a dud, no offense intended to the author of course. It just didn't happen.

Conor MacCloud returned from the Crusades a bitter and slightly broken man. Most of his fellow clansmen were dead and the small band that was left had barely escaped the vile dungeons of the East. Conor wanted nothing more than to return home and try to let his native Scotland heal his wounds. But Conor was not destined to have peace for quite some time. Conor returned home to his beloved Inverness, Scotland, but he returned to find his mad Uncle Simon ruling as laird of the area. Conor and his small band valiantly tried to take the castle from him, but failed. Conor had refused to take the witch Magdah's advice, but he swore to his dying kinsman that he would seek out the Peacemaker. Little did he know that the ring's magic would hurl him into modern-day Seattle where Eilan Dougan would be waiting...

Eilan was an empath and could feel what people were thinking when she touched them, but she wasn't comfortable using this power and preferred to avoid intimacy. Eilan had done her best to hide from mankind by living in a sparsely populated area of Colorado, but she agreed to return home to Seattle to run her parents' antique shop while they were on vacation. When a wild man wearing a bloody kilt suddenly appeared in the shop waving his sword and calling for the Peacemaker, Eilan was terrified and immediately called the police. Conor realized that he had frightened Eilan and tried to make her listen to him, but it was too late, Conor was carted off to jail.

Eilan instantly regretted sending Conor off with the police and knew that she needed to talk to Conor and to try and see what he wanted. Before she knew it, she had gotten Conor out of jail and was stuck with him. She spent some time introducing Conor to the wide variety of food available and the convenience of showers, but Conor chafed at the delay. He was all too aware of time passing for his people while he delayed in this wonderland. Conor knew that Eilan had to come with him willingly, but he began to despair that she would never agree...

This book started off really well and I enjoyed getting to know Conor and Eilan while they explored Seattle. This part of the book was well developed and nicely paced, but when Eilan finally agreed to return to Conor's time, the author just rushed through the past and it turned out to be only about 1/3 of the book. Eilan resisted using her powers and had no idea how to use them, but she was just suddenly able to dive in and solve everyone's problems within a few weeks of her arrival. I wish the author had spent some more time writing the latter part of the book because this could have been a wonderful story, but it just ended way too abruptly and I did not enjoy the part in Scotland. If you can find this book on sale or borrow it from your library, it is worth reading, but it is still a disappointment.

When a kilted scotsman drops into her antique shop with crazy words about the 'peacemaker,' Eilan Dougan does what any woman would do--calls the cops. But she can't keep her mind off the handsome scotsman--or forget that she has long been nicknamed peacemaker. When he promises to take her back in time and to cure the inoperable tumor that is slowly killing her, Eilan agrees to the venture--mad though it may seem.

Conor McCloud has returned from a crusade only to find that his uncle has usurped his castle and is conducting a literal witch hunt. Although Conor has fought against magics of all kinds, he promises a dying friend that he'll seek out the peacemaker and bring peace to his land. He doesn't count on falling in love with a witch, but that is exactly what happens. Back in the 14th century, the two must find a way to bring love where hate is now dominant.

Author Pam Binder combines time travel with a Scotland/Medieval historical to deliver the classic alpha male to his centuries-separated true love. Readers will want to overlook several huge anachronisms (exactly how many crusades was Conor returning from, where was Turkey during the 14th century if Conor spent time there when the Byzantines still ruled much of Anatolia, and how is Conor so familiar with new world foods) but may find it harder to accept Binder's decision to hide most of the peacemaking from the reader. For me, at least, the huge problems that required magic beyond time seemed suddenly to vanish.