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Forward by Gerald R. Smith. A look at life in Broome county at the end of the 19th and early 20th century. ... Read more

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A collection of photographs of people, places and events of the Southern Tier (NEW YORK) during the 1850 to 1939 era. Lovely hardcover book, with glossy pages. ... Read more

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You really think you're in Australia solving a crime
Superb. You feel surrounded by the weird landscapes, aborigines, and oddcharacters of the outback. Builds up suspense. BRAVO! ... Read more

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Employee theft is one of the most pervasive problems faced by businesses today, and it continues to escalate at an estimated rate of 15 percent per year. This volume presents the first full-length guide to the alternatives available to companies seeking to reduce both the actual theft of tangible property and the profits lost through cheating on time cards and expense accounts. The authors offer an in-depth discussion of the safeguards employers can implement, ranging from internal controls to physical security measures, and develop a comprehensive theft reduction strategy aimed at creating a working environment that discourages theft. They also address the legal and ethical problems arising from theft control issues as well as the question of equity in the workplace. The authors agree that a plan for reducing employee theft can only be successful if it focuses on making the work environment unattractive to thieves rather than on simply catching thieves. They offer a practical theft reduction strategy, based on techniques that have proven successful in a variety of firms, that begins with the recruitment process and reaches into every aspect of business operation. In their concluding chapter they discuss what to do when a thief is identified. Five appendixes provide additional information including a guide to hiring and keeping good employees, a study of employee theft by Virginia's Crime Prevention Manual Task Force, an examination of what motivates employees, an internal controls checklist, and a list of dos and don'ts in dealing with employee theft. Human resource managers, small business owners, and executives in large corporations will find this volume an invaluable asset in their efforts to confront the growing problem of employee theft. ... Read more

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A fantastic resource;growing epidemic of workplace theft
My interest in the topic of workplace theft began, unexpectedly, after a recent outbreak of crime in my office. As a federal employee, I had always considered myself immune to the disruptive impact of workplace theft. Thatnaivete ended when I became seperated with some objects of high sentimentalvalue. Confused and distraught, I looked for some answer to this violationand began to research the available literature. Neil Snyder's book was thefirst one I discovered, and his writing proved to be especially supportiveand helpful. His chapters explained the risks, the statistics, andessentially lifts the wool from over your eyes to reveal that thesuccessful workplace is a defensive workplace. I have since formed awatchgroup and a worplace preparedness commission to help instituteSnyder's and others teachings about this very important topic. A must readfor anyone concerned with their safety while on the job. ... Read more

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The Wood Boy is an adaptation of the short story by fantasy master Raymond E. Feist that first appeared in the Legends anthology (edited by Robert Silverberg) and offers a unique side story to the events depicted in his beloved book, Magician. The Wood Boy is an exciting story that offers readers an excellent introduction to Feist's Riftwar Saga. The Burning Man was written by world-renowned science fiction and fantasy author Tad Williams (Otherland) and originally appeared as a short story in the anthology Legends as well. A ghostly coming of age tale rendered in a beautiful, ethereal style by popular comic book artist Brett Booth (Thundercats: Dogs of War), The Burning Man is an exciting and thought-provoking story about life and death, love and fear, and innocence and betrayal. ... Read more

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amazing illustration
I was not aware that I was buying an Illustrated or Graphic novel when I purchased this. I was greatly pleased at the illustration to go along with the story. I had read The Wood Boy in the Legends Series but to add the illustrations made it come to live. As for the Burning Man, reading this graphic novel urged me to read more of Tad Williams also. I would highly recommend this.

Falls apart, horrible production value
This book is half good.Half of the Wood Boy story is really well illustrated, then the second half is drawn by some amateur.Same thing with the second story, the first half looks like the artist took his time to craft a lovely visual, then the second half it looks super-rushed, and half-assed.

Then the production value, filler pages flood the middle of the book advertising another series.ADVERTISTING.In a GRAPHIC NOVEL.Then at the end of the book you get a bunch of low resolution sketches that look like they were taken off a website at 72dpi.

Whoever ran the production and editing on this book should be kicked out of the comic book world until they have a clue how to put a decent book together.

WonderfulAdaptation of Two Novellas
This graphic novel combines two stories that were adapted from two stories that originally appeared in Robert Silverberg's mammoth anthology LEGENDS in 1998.

This graphic novel collects:
Raymond E. Feist's THE WOOD BOY (a Midkemia story) and Tad Williams's THE BURNING MAN (a Memory, Sorrow and Thorn story).

I think that the WOOD BOY actually improves the story, because it adds visual depth to an otherwise rather lame tale. I have not read the story in a long time, but I remember that it was rather average. But the adaptation was very good and I am looking forward to MAGICIAN.

I think BURNING MAN must have been much more diffcult to adapt because it does not have a lot of outward action, but rather a lot of introspection. A lot hinges on atmosphere rather than plot. But I enjoyed the adaption quite a bit. It was very faithful to the text, but also added a couple of lines of dialogue here and there to make the story livelier. I think that worked rather well.

One little caveat though. When Sulis finally asks the Burning Man his question that he so desires to ask, the answer of the Burning Man is left out and the action resumes with the attack of Tellarin. Is that the point where the other two artists took over from Brett Booth? That was an odd moment, and I think that something is missing there.

But it is a nice book. The characters looked "right" enough to me and I would definitely like to see more of them.

Unfortunately, the Dabel Brothers have currently no other Tad Williams projects in the works (as far as I know), but I hope that that will change soon.

Meanwhile, I am looking forward to MAGICIAN, RED PROPHET and THE SWORN SWORD.

Short but very good.
This "comic" is very good, it has a nice story, very much like other Fiest works (you know, a few fights and near death experiences, throw in a token bit of magic and royalty) and the graphics in this book are amazing.

Personally I felt that they could have been sold seperately so collectors only get the authors work they want, but both stories are good.

Besides that it is very short, takes under 10 minutes to read.

Not too impressed by the writing, but the art is magical!
Personally, I think both Feist's Wood Boy and Williams' Burning Man are told better in the text version.While the art does add some definition to some parts of the story, and it is kind of nice to put faces and expressions to the names in the stories, I think it is obvious that these stories were not meant for the comic book format.By breaking up the writing into small bubbles, and relying on the artist for so much of the feel of the story, a lot of the original magic is lost.This is not to blame either the artists (who couldn't have done a better job in my opinion) or the writers.I just think it is hard to bring a novella such as those found in the Legends Anthology to the comic book format.

The Wood Boy is the tale of a small boy in the realm of Feist's Riftwar Saga that lives in a town taken by the Tsurani.As he learns to cope with living as a slave, and as he falls in love with his lord's daughter, the 'wood boy' begins to feel resigned to his fate under his new masters.When one of his only friends betrays his own and kidnaps(?) the lord's daughter, the boy finds himself setting out on a dangerous journey with nothing to loose and nowhere to go.The story ends as a promise for more to come.

In The Burning Man, a lonely girl named Breda is confused by nearly everything that has happened in her life.When she finds out that her cold acting stepfather has captured a witch and seems to be planning on hurting her, Breda goes stealth and witnesses her lover betraying his master. (Interesting both of these stories revolve around unexpected betrayals). This story is told in a narrative form with a much older Breda speaking to the reader of a time long past and includes much more text boxes providing some extra background and setting info.

Still a quick and fun read with really great art, but not a replacement for the original stories. ... Read more

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With more than thirty papers from leading scientists and technicians, this book draws upon important new information and provides the first major national assessment by region of the capacity to implement a goal of no-net-loss of wetlands. It is a one-of-a-kind compendium of hands-on information about methods of creating, restoring, and enhancing wetlands. ... Read more