I have had this book for a few years and it has helped in keeping my collection in order. It has almost every can produced in the United States from the first cone top, up through 1991. It has black and white photos of most cans, and a complete list of every can they found, ranging from standard issues,(from every bottler and variation) all the way to bank tops, and special events. I never actually counted, but I would say that there are at least 2000 cans listed in this book. I have over 1400 cans and this book has helped fill the gaps that are in my collection. And it's also alot easier to find what it is I am searching for, now that I know what's out there. The prices are subject to debate. All cans are valued by rarity. But value is in the eye of the collector. I would love to see an updated version, and this book does lack in foriegn cans (only a hundred or so listed and pictured). But it's a great way to start your collection, or keep track of what cans you need prior to '91. There is also a list of collectors, and some helpful tips in how to preserve and rate the condition of your cans.

In this book the author discusses the impact of prices on the efficient allocation of resources and on various segments of the population who are especially vulnerable to changing prices. He also suggests how the international community can help when developing nations adopt sound food and nutrition policy.

Policy-makers in the developing countries are confronted with a primary dilemma. On the one hand, they want high prices for food to stimulate agricultural production. On the other hand, they want low prices to protect (at least in the short run) the poor buyers of food. However, adequate supply of food is not enough to eliminate malnutrition. Poor people must also have appropriate incomes, access to complementary goods and services, and the distribution of food within the household must meet the nutritional requirements of all its members.

It is often said that a secondary dilemma is that between the role of the agricultural sector as a producer of food and its role as a provider of resources for the rest of the economy. The resources may be savings for industrialization, foreign exchange or tax revenue.

The first dilemma has three origins, each presenting an obstacle to reform.

The ultimate objective of policy-makers can be described as growth with equity. But there are at least five proximate objectives and three constraints of food-price policies which are listed below: 1) Allocational efficiency, i.e., the objective is to raise food production and productivity at the lowest cost. 2) Acceleration of aggregate economic growth through the balanced expansion of agriculture, manufacture and services. 3) National food security in the face of international uncertainties. Price stabilization for both consumers and producers. 4) Social objectives (some of which may be in conflict with one another) including undernutrition elimination, poverty alleviation and income redistribution, reduction in rural- urban income differentials and migration. 5) Political objectives such as the desire for political stability, which is important for investment and economic growth, or the desire of a particular government to stay in power through the support from urban consumer groups.

The constraints are the budget, the balance of payments and the administrative capacity. The budgetary constraint consists in minimizing the burden on the budget and on scarce administrative skills. The balance of payments constraint consists in keeping within foreign exchange resources.

The second origin of the dilemma is historical. Policy-makers find themselves with the heritage of a complex structure of interventions relating not only to explicit and implicit measures for output prices, but also with input subsidies attempting to offset the deterrent effects of low output prices, and the high costs of some inputs due to protection, explicit and implicit taxes on the consumption goods bought by farmers, various direct controls and ''ad hoc'' measures to meet specific pressures.

The political constraints call for analysis of the problem of how to built a political base for the desirable reforms. What is needed is an analysis of the reformist coalitions that would provide the constituency for reform.

So as to resolve the dilemma three things are necessary: first, an awareness of the set of objectives and their conflict or consistency; second, an economic analysis and an empirical estimate of the impact of existing measures and of any proposed reforms; and, third, a political analysis of how interests and support can be mobilized for these reforms.

An integrated nutrition policy must embrace much more than ensuring supply of, demand for, and access to food. It must aim at appropriate health standards, particularly the elimination and prevention of intestinal and parasitic diseases, so that the food is properly absorbed by the body; at adequate education, particularly of women, so that people know what food to eat, how to prepare it and how to keep themselves healthy through hygienic practices; and at equitable household food distribution, so that vulnerable groups, such as pre-school age children or pregnant and lactating mothers, get enough to eat.

The benchmark for producer prices is world prices, for they represent the opportunity costs of domestic resources. In countries where producer prices have been pushed below this benchmark, discrimination against agricultural producers should be removed. However, not current world prices but the trend of future prices should be used as the guideline. Using the trend also eliminates the need to pay attention to temporary price fluctuations, which are a disincentive to agricultural investment and hurt consumers. Around 15-20 per cent should be added to the estimated future price trend as an insurance against world prices rising steeply, developed countries reversing their protectionist policies or food becoming unavailable in the world market.

It is important to ensure that higher prices are not absorbed in marketing margins, either by monopolistic private middlemen or by inefficient or corrupt state marketing boards.

The announcement of these prices has to be timely, i.e., before the planting season, so that farmers can incorporate them in their decisions.

Policy must also ensure that agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, machinery and transport are available.

For each of these purposes, namely, 1) ensuring demand and access to markets, 2) not discriminating against agricultural production, and 3) ensuring inputs, macroeconomic policies relating to exchange rates are at least as important as microeconomic policies for specific crops. An overvalued exchange rate can harm food production for domestic consumption and foreign exchange earnings for imported agricultural inputs, though adjustments in the exchange rate are frequently insufficient.

I tend to agree with the author's thesis of the need of a multipronged attack in regards to the problem of hunger. He seems to have an historical basis to substantiate his argument that getting the prices right by itself, without complementary action by the public sector (on technology, roads, health, extension services, etc.), can be ineffective or counterproductive.

This book makes an interesting read. I just hope that, in the ten years since its publication, some progress could have been made in the 17 issues that the author identifies as in need of further research (e.g., innovation).

Anne Anderson's tome on the cube teapot is without doubt the definitive history on the subject. Of special interest to steamship china collectors is the impressive number of photographs showing the cube tea service in use on board the old Cunard ocean liners. There were a number of different patterns applied to the service and Anne provides us with an excellent photographic reference of each one. Loaded with vintage photographs, this book is a must have for collectors of this type of china. I am so happy to see books like this documenting something that would otherwise be lost forever that I am reluctant to offer criticism. The narrative in the book, while thorough, could use a bit more editing to smooth it out. There are several typos in the book as well as instances of paragraphs with random facts thrown in that are irrelevant to the main idea being presented. Hence my rating of three stars.

I purchased this book to learn more about the cube shaped (and space saving) tea sets used on the Cunard ocean liners in the 1920's through the 1960's. It is a wonderful resource for collectors of ocean liner memorabilia but it also tells a facinating story of the development of the cube teapot. This book discusses the English pastime of taking tea and the quest to design the perfect teapot. The end result was a patented cube design produced in beautiful, collectible colors and patterns. This book is a must for collectors and history buffs alike. Happy reading!

A couple of the reccomendations:

Griffey's 89 Donruss over his 89 Upper Deck. At the time the book was written the Donruss sold for $4 and the Upper Deck for $12. The Donruss now goes for $12 and the Upper Deck for $150... and has been mentioned as possibly one of the best of the Modern Cards.

81 Fleer Graig Nettles card(error) $12 card should be worth $25 in 2 years... It's now worth $10

75 Topps Robin Yount

83 Topps Wade Boggs

84 Fleer Update Dwight Gooden I love this one, $75 card now worth $14

69Topps Reggie Jackson

72 Topps Carlton Fisk. Sell your children, sell your vintage T-Bird, buy this card. Was $50 now $55

86 Donruss Rookies Bo Jackson

86 Donruss Jose Canseco

Just to name a few. I did appreciate a couple of their calls. 79 Topps Ozzie Smith,86 Sportflics Canseco/Greenwell/Tartabull Error. I thought the 89 Star Co. Bob Hamelin was a good call. He did only have one good year and then fizzled but the call did show insight. I gave the book 2 stars because the reading was enjoyable and informative. The picks were just terrible. In their defense I would like to say that most of these cards are from the "era of mass production" and as we all no scarcity as well as popularity drive a cards price. I didn't have time to price out all the cards in the book and then compare them to todays values, but maybe that would be a good rainey day project. If I do I will update this.

THE BOOK IS VERY INTERESTING FOR THOSE LIKE ME WHO GREW UP IN THE 50's and 60's.the pictures are very good and the book is very easy reading with a capsule of all the top 100 players.the pictures look like they were taken yesterday.What is particularly rewarding is the book brings me back and reveals to me how really great these players were.STan musial to bill dickey to the great negro league players.babe ruth is ranked # WITH WILLIE MAYS RANKED SECOND ON THE ALL TIME LIST.THE PLAYERS OF YESTERDAY WOULD BE GREAT IN ANY ERA.I AM REALLY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE BOOK IT IS EASY TO READ AND CONTAINS ALL OF THE GREAT ALL TIME BASEBALL RECORD HOLDERS AND COMPARES THEM BASED ON STATISTICAL COMPARISON/A MUST READ FOR ANY BASEBALL FAN OF THE FUTURE/PRESENT AND PAST

This book is terrible. In the first three chapters, they emphasize "plan twice but develop once" as an approach for DB development, which is good. Unfortunately, they don't seem to follow their own advice. The authors walk you through examples on a provided CD, but the instructions don't even match what's on the CD. Also, days 1 and 2 were completely OMITTED on my CD. This is my first and last SAMS book.

While this book *teaches* very well, it has a number of small printing mistakes and mislabels which could be confusing to those not following along very closely. I recommend it if you're willing to work with it.

All in all it was decent. The first 14 chapters were fine. The two chapters on Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) were fair at best. The Chapter on Objects and Collections should not have been there. I actually went out and got another book for these topics. They had a nice little section on DAO in the end however it was coarse. Keep in mind, the VBA sections were not very good at all. I question why they even put VBA in a entry level book.

For the user who want to get more out of Access 2002 or the user who wants to prepare for a MOUS certification, this book is fine. Keep in mind it is not Microsoft MOUS Official Cirriculum so the Certification Objectives are not identified in the text.

SAMS Publishing drops the ball once again in the editing area. Please note that you will have to go to the website to get the Chapter 2 exercises. The omission of the Chapter Two files can almost be forgiven due to the fact that the files are small in size and easily downloadable.

I have about 5-6 of their books and they are all buggy, lots of typographical errors. This one falls about average for SAMS in that area, not their worst, not their best. I would have given 4 stars if they didn't have so may typos, otherwise the non-VBA content was good.

I found it to be sometimes incomplete and sometimes very confusing (especially unacceptable methods of pricing)...

The book spends most of the text explaining unacceptable methods of valuing a company. The author says that all of these methods are not applicable for companies under $30M in sales. I disagree! Using Discounted Cash Flow methods to place a value on a company is widely accepted compared to "rule of thumb" approaches. His explanation of the DCF and other NPV methods is also flawed. He ignores the cash flow impact of debt, capital expenditures and working capital changes! His book is only good for a small business owner with sales probably under $3M to $5M.

The contents of the book could be summarized rather short: if those nazis had listened to me, we could have won the war. no feelings of remorse, no political responsibilty. general Deichmann appears to be one of those military leaders that made the tragedy of ww2 possible.

One must have caution when reading an Alfred Price book. Some of them are great, some of them are junkie. This one here belongs to the second category!

After the Second World War German military personnel were interrogated by Americans about their experiences on the Eastern Front. The reasons for this was to provide intelligence for a possible war against Russia. These studies must have recently been made public as there are a number of them released in book form.

The author of this book or more correctly the author of a series of documents in 1953 which were made into a book is a former Luftwaffe Lieutenant General.

The book is a rather dry discussion of a number of aspects of using aircraft in support of an army. Most of the book is devoted to talking about reconnaissance planes and is rather dry. The rest of the book looks at the use of aircraft for the direct support of army operations. The author indicates a number of things about the tactics of the Luftwaffe in the war. He indicates that the biggest success of the German Air force in the war was the use of planes to prevent movement of troops to and away from the battlefield. The use of places to attack infantry positions in general was not as successful and he is critical of the use of larger aircraft in this role. The editor of the book in fact makes an interesting point about allied operations in Western Europe after the Normandy invasion. By that time the allies had complete control of the skies and "tank killer" aircraft roamed far and wide. It seems that although during the war claims were made that vast numbers of German tanks were destroyed by aircraft the reality is that very few were. This strengthens the authors view that the main role of aircraft was to prevent the supply of troops and their movement.

Towards the end of the book the author bemoans the fact that Germany created an air force that was designed to support its army. In Britain and the United States a strategic air forces of heavy bombers was created with the role of destroying the productive capability of the enemy. The author argues that to destroy a factory will destroy far more tanks than can be done by an equivalent use of force on the battlefield. This view was something which was echoed by other Luftwaffe generals including Galland. The reality is however that the Germans had created a strategic air force they would not have defeated France in 1940