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Asante Twi is the most widely spoken of the dialects of the Akan language, and Akan is spoken by about forty four percent of Ghana's population as a first language. It is also used as a second language by many others. The author, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, has written the bookto introduce a non-Twi beginner to the spoken language, which forms themain focus. Dialogues are as natural and as close to current every day usage as possible. "...another book that should be very helpful to students and examiners in the Twi (Asante) language." (West Africa) ... Read more

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Good, but you need a native speaker or audio...
I bought the book, and it is okay.For the most part it is correct.My wife is Ghanaian, and finds it very amusing when I pull out phrase from the book.[...]

Buy it in Ghana
As far as instruction goes, this book is not great, but it just about the only one out there. First of all it does not give much information on phonetics and neglets to instruct the learner that the letter combination re- in a certain tense change is not pronounced. It just signifies that the vowel sound in the subject should be pronounced longer. This is just one example.
In addition, Ghanaians would be more than happy to teach you Twi, and this is the best way to learn and meet people.
My advice, to those who can, is to wait and purchase this book in Ghana. It can be purchsed at the University of Ghana-Legon bookstore for about US$4.00.

Don't bother buying this book
Don't waste your time buying this book. They promise a cd or audio tape with the book, but didn't send it. So we returned it, and they sent it a second time, also without the cd. It is virtually impossible to learn this tonal language without a cd or tape.

I can't believe this
I was not happy because I never received the cd that came with the book. Someone I knew bought the same thing and they let me listen to the cd that I never received and Itwas not clear they did not explain anythnig just started reading and paused a lot in the cd. The moral of this story is I was very unhappy

A comprehensive course in Twi Asante for the non-Twi learner
I am trying to learn basic Twi, as I will be working in Ghana later this year.By ordering the book, I had hoped to acquire basic language skills to increase my communication skills while in Ghana.

To this end, I found the 146 page book to be worthless.How can a "comprehensive" course be so short?

It is accompanied by a disk that is difficult to hear, as it seems to be recorded from a simple tape recorder.The content is not repeated so that I had to "reverse" the disk constantly, and still was unable to comprehend what was being said.

In conclusion, this book is a thorough disappointment.While I tend to have an affinity for foreign language, I did not even come close to mastering basic greetings.

I would advise anyone looking to learn Twi to find an alternative resource. ... Read more

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Designed for both novice and experienced superintendents, this field-manual will help you understand and implement successful integrated pest management techniques. Each chapter begins with a solid introduction, followed by step-by-step lists to aid in the field application of IPM principles to real world situations. Over 150 photographs—32 in color—along with informative tables and drawings illustrate the key points. Actual examples and success stories are presented by superintendents from across the country to help you plan or improve your IPM program. ... Read more

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The fourth in the highly respected Short Course Series, A Short Course in Soil-structure Engineering of Deep Foundations, Excavations and Tunnels, focuses on the three major geotechnical challenges of static soil-structure interaction problems. Deep foundations piles, barrettes, Multi-propped deep excavations and Bored and open face tunnels beneath cities.

This book gives both students and practising civil engineers an authoritative review of the state-of-the-art of designing deep foundations, excavations and tunnels. ... Read more

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Prevention and developmental sciences have many complementary goals and much to gain by collaboration. With random assignment to conditions and long-term multivariate follow-up of individuals across significant years in the life span, fundamental basic and applied research questions can now be addressed using new statistical methods. This special issue includes four empirical papers that used growth modeling techniques (hierarchical linear modeling, latent growth curve analyses) to examine direct and indirect effects of theory-based, longitudinal prevention experiments on developmental trajectories of children's and adolescents' substance use, delinquency, and school bonding.
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Commonly referred to as "Beard's Bible," after Dr. James B. Beard, the internationally recognized turfgrass agronomist who wrote it, the first edition of this essential work sold over 50,000. Since then, Dr. Beard has spent 16 years compiling his scientific research to update his original best-seller, which is written in conjunction with the entire USGA Green Section and covers every practical and technical aspect of turfgrass management, maintenance, and operation. This new edition also boasts hundreds of new color photographs, color drawings, and useful tables that illustrate Dr. Beard's research-proven techniques. Now you can put Dr. Beard's three-decades of experience, and the collective field experience of the USGA Green Section, on your desk in the most complete, most detailed, and most useful manual-of-practice ever published. ... Read more

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This is simply a good book
I use this book at school for a class called "golf course organization and maintenace." It is geared directly to golf courses. The fact of the matter is that it covers every imaginable aspect of golf course maintenance and operations, and I do mean everything. In my opinion there is no other book more valuable for persons training to be golf course superintendents. If your already a superintendent I'm sure it would still be a wise decision to purchase this book.

better turf management !!
this book will heip even the greats turf managers around the world, ... Read more

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Now the most widely used wine textbook on for colleges and universities. Also popular with serious wine enthusiasts for home study. Provides a 12 week program for learning about wine in-depth, from sensory evaluation to the science of viticulture and winemaking. Written and organized in a user friendly style. Includes chapter exams and answers, study guides, lab exercises, final exams and extensive references and bibliography. Illustrated with aendixes on Wine & Food, Label Reading, Do-It-Yourself Labs, Student tasting notes and more. Dr. Baldy is a USDA award-winning professor of sciences who has operated her own vineyard and winery and has taught wine areciation for academic credits to university students for over 20 years. 8 1/2 x 11 inches, illustrated, glossary, maps, aendixes. ... Read more

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Amazon protects sellers at expense of customers
Norcal Bookfinders sent a copy of The University Wine Course with all the exercises filled in with red and black ink and badly water damaged.Don't trust Amazon seller ratings - My Account site is not allowing me to leave negative feedback

Detailed Wine Sensory Book
This is a great book for anyone interested in a broad overview of Wine Sensory.The book is extremely detailed (especially in the chapter discussions), but useful.Great for college students.

Why buy new when used is like-new!
The book came fast, with regular shipping, and was like-new... all for a third of the price of new!

Intro to Wines
I bought this book to use for an Introduction to Wines class.The book was brand new and, as expected arrived in pristine condition.The book is laid out in an easy-to-follow format and has been extremely helpful in my course work.

Great textbook
I bought this book with the further intent of attending to become a sommelier here in California.This is a very well written text with lots of science within, I'm glad I picked this up before jumping into an expensive school. ... Read more

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Very good book on veneering
This is a good book on veneering. Hosker starts with the basics and takes you step by step through the veneering process. In addition to instructions on laying standard veneer, Hosker also attempts to cover parquetry and marquetry.

In fact, this is a weakness of the book - it attmpts to cover everything, which means that the coverage is not as detailed as the reader might like. Additionally, Hosker's focus is on England - the English marquetry society and English suppliers of veneer and supplies - so the book loses some of its value to American readers.

Hosker has another book out titled "Veneering Handbook" which appears to be a predecessor to this book. The information in Veneering Handbook is all contained in this book "Veneering: A Complete Course" so don't buy the other book.

A couple of other recommended books on Veneering are "The Marquetry Course" by Jack Metcalf and John Apps, and "The Complete Manual of Wood Veneering" by William A Lincoln. The latter book is a really complete treatment of veneering but it only has black and white pictures.

Recommended
Containing about 118 high-quality colour photo's and 116 crystal clear drawings, a great layout and good paragraphing, this book is very informative but also much fun to read. Many issues are addressed and explained in great detail. I can only recommend it.

Easily Followed - Practical Information
A perfect starting point for anyone interested in adding veneering to their arsenal of woodworking skills. The author gives veneer, marquetry, parquetry and repair a complete treatment without any clutter ofimpractical information. I read a review of this book in a majorwoodworking magazine that took points off for the quality of the workpictured in the book. I think the reviewer missed the fact that the workshown was unfinished and in most cases not even glued down. ... Read more

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This is the most comprehensive and thorough tutorial in AutoCAD, the industry standard for computer-aided drafting software. Unlike other titles, this book explains why software is formatted and used as it is and provides keystroke-by-keystroke demonstrations of technique and problem-solving applications. With fully detailed information on hardware and illustrated with hundreds of exercised and examples this exhaustive manual covers the skills of the beginner right through to the advanced, (training disk is also available). This book should be of interest to architects, landscape architects, engineers, allied design professionals, students. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1916.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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For the first time a book finally combines field experience with the fundamentals of turf science to help you understand the concepts involved in proper grown-in management, and to troubleshoot problems on-site throughout the management process. A major goal os this unique handbook is to outline and detail the numerous quality control issues that face golf course superintendents and managers—to serve as a guideline for the multitude of questions that need to be addressed before, during and after construction. It stresses the magnitude and importance of finish construction and grow-in as it relates to turf maintenance, turf performance and the playability of the course—from its opening into the future. A great resource to help educate owners and developers about the details of the grow-in sequence and its budgetary requirements. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1905.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Study of the capital city, networks with agrarian areas, archaeology, history ... Read more

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Originally published in 1914.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more