If the cover attracted you to this book, you are not alone.

Pictured are a chocolate donut with a bite from it, a jelly filled donut awaiting its fate and a deputy sheriff badge #507 with the name Paul St. John Fleming inscribed at the bottom of the shield.

"Ahh, copper stories," we might think. We all know the symbols, the jokes. Trouble is, we still wouldn't have a clear idea of what the book contains. These "copper stories" are unexpected. They have heart. They might cause a reader to laugh and cry. They will certainly cause a reader to reassess his view of what a cop does-besides eat donuts.

There is a heart warming story about an English constable who influenced the author to become a cop. One, called "A Cold Day in Hell, " is about the day author Paul St. John Fleming's duty it was to guard a plane that had crashed in a city street; the corpses of two children were in it. Another is a humorous piece about a pie-eyed Santa who Fleming encountered one Christmas eve when he was given a choice to "work Christmas night or work Christmas night." These are mostly vignettes, mostly reprints from columns Fleming wrote for the Salt Lake Tribune, and many are set in Salt Lake City. There are 50 in all.

A little like donuts, these tiny tales are addictive. You probably won't be able to read just one.

Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of "This is the Place"

Lederach's work stands at the forefront of the emergent field of conflict transformation study. A professor at Eastern Mennonnite University, he also has extensive field experience. In "Building Peace", he focuses upon the necessity of constructing relationships across multiple social levels, de-emphasizing the role of political elites, and instead focusing both upon mid-level elites (bureaucrats, intellectuals, "influential" persons) and grassroots-level activism. He also stresses the need to develop long-range objectives, to delink expectations of short-term results from questions of involvement, and the need for implementation of training programmes to create what might be termed a "culture of peace" within the society: trained mediators indigenous to the society. In doing this, the hope is that the "parachute" problem of credibility (the idea that mediators are dropped from the above---IGO/foreign gouvernment, etc---and have no particular attachment to the conflict) may be reduced, and transformation of the conflict may be initiated.

Lederach's work is exceptionally lucid, and he draws upon a smorgasbord of substantive examples. Highly recommended.

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In the dying days of the summer of 2002, I was walking down Quai des Bergues in Geneva when I saw a man standing outside Deutsche Bank Private Banking Headquarters. He was well dressed, in his mid-fifties, and holding a big poster that read: DEUTSCHE BANK RUINED ME. Trust me, this is not an everyday sight in calm and cool Geneva, so I was curious and went over and talked to him. He told me and everyone else who would listen, about the disastrous losses in his accounts with DB - he angrily claimed that the remaining value of the stocks was not even enough to cover the commissions if they were sold. He claimed to have a lost millions in the double-digits; probably exaggerated, but knowing the minimum account size at the private banks, I am sure it was A Lot Of Money.

Walking back to my office and reflecting on the poor mans misery, my thoughts drifted to a book that I read earlier this year: Business Cycles. From John Law to the Internet Crash. I am not sure what qualifies a book to be labeled a "classic", but this is an excellent piece of work about the history of business cycles and what they have in common: A fundamental change in the real world, such as a war or new technology, which creates new profit opportunities in some sectors. Investment expands, often fed by easy bank credit. Before long, however, investment becomes speculation, and then becomes totally detached from reality and turns into mania, sometimes spreading internationally. They ultimately end in tears, a crash and "revulsion" in which investors flee falling markets. Authorities are left to wrestle with how to stabilize and then fix the financial system.

This book is not an "I Told You So" but rather a superb piece of work that gives food for thought to anyone interested in the ups and downs of economic life.

In the dying days of the summer of 2002, I was walking down Quai des Bergues in Geneva when I saw a man standing outside Deutsche Bank Private Banking headquarters. He was well dressed, in his mid-fifties, and holding a big poster that read: DEUTSCHE BANK RUINED ME. Trust me, this is not an everyday sight in calm and cool Geneva, so I was curious and went over and talked to him. He told me and everyone else who would listen, about the disastrous losses in his accounts with DB - he angrily claimed that the remaining value of the stocks was not even enough to cover the commissions if they were sold. He said he had lost millions in the double-digits; probably exaggerated, but knowing the minimum account size at the private banks, I am sure it was A Lot Of Money.

Walking back to my office and reflecting on the poor mans misery, my thoughts drifted to a book that I read earlier this year: Business Cycles. From John Law to the Internet Crash. I am not sure what qualifies a book to be labeled a "classic", but this is an excellent piece of work about the history of business cycles and what they have in common: A fundamental change in the real world, such as a war or new technology, which creates new profit opportunities in some sectors. Investment expands, often fed by easy bank credit. Before long, however, investment becomes speculation, and then becomes totally detached from reality and turns into mania, sometimes spreading internationally. They ultimately end in tears, a crash and "revulsion" in which investors flee falling markets. Authorities are left to wrestle with how to stabilize and then fix the financial system.

This book is not an "I Told You So" but rather a superb piece of work that gives food for thought to anyone interested in the ups and downs of economic life.

Before I read William Schwartzkopf's book, I had no idea on how to calculate construction damages. After reading I understood how to calculate construction damages efficiently, precisely and thoroughly. Schwartzkopf is really a pioneer in the area of construction law. I read many books about construction law but not one this good. William Schwartzkopf can be summed up by ine word: Genius

This book is not a "how to" nor a step-by-step guide to getting a Catholic Church annulment. This is a book for those trying to reach a true understanding of the Canons on marriage, as well as the theology that underlies and supports these canons. The result is a beautifully and well-written treatise of the marriage law of the Catholic Church. While writing his book, the author was a renowned professor of Canon Law at the College of St. Patrick in Maynooth, Ireland. And despite fulfillment of this lofty purpose and the impressive credentials of the author, this book is very readable for cleric and layperson alike.
The First of three parts of this book takes each of the canons on marriage and comments on them. These commentary reference numerous sources of authentic Church interpretation, as well as learned studies amassed in the Church intellect in the first fifteen years after the 1983 Code of Canon Law was first promulgated. This author's knowledge and experience seems limitless and his sharing of it all is done in a clear and logical fashion, like a very good class lecture.
Part Two of the book outlines the canons on procedure in marriage annulment cases. This section would be the most helpful for anyone looking for information on the system of petitioning for an annulment. It explains the basis for such procedural aspects as use of experts, when and how. There are forms contained in this book but they are specific to the Tribunals in the Republic of Ireland.
Part Three is where the reader can see how fine a writer this author is. Here he discourses on the role of the family in the Church. His all too short discussion of the Church's position on the Internal Forum is clear, yet leaves one knowledgeable to continue on in his or her own mind.
After writing this book, the author was ordained the Bishop of the Irish Diocese of Dromore. It is refreshing and exciting to know a work of this high caliber was reasoned and crafted by a Bishop himself.

It is interesting in today's world to see books that remond us all the present and future value of intellectual capital. It is unfortunate the book does not focus on the de-valuation of intellectual capital when downsizing occurs in an organisation. The cost of replacing the intellectual capital does never figure in anual reports, it is 'hidden' by other standard costs, such as employee related costs, equipments, etc. We need to establish a quantification method, so that intellectual capital replacement is thoroughly investigated.

There are many books available on shipping law and carriage of goods by sea, but this one explains the international treaties, causes of dispute, conflict of laws, and essential shipping documents and contracts in a way that would make it an ideal text book. The writer runs a college course in the UK and clearly has had time to develop his methodology for clear explanations.

"Must-have" if you're interested in law or law school bound...Superb reference and learning book (there is also a Study Guide -- harder to find); you'll keep this book for years of use! If you take a Criminal Justice course, this is the text you should hope the prof demands. It is truly the best out there. Yes, it's pricy - but worth every dollar.