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Summary: A brilliant and informative book written by my great-great grandfather and great-grandmother - buy it!

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Summary: Dwarfed by industrial buildings and new residential towers, the little brick and wood-frame James Brown House is the spiritual hub of Manhattan's West Soho neighborhood. The building's present incarnation as home of the popular Ear Inn watering hole is only the latest in a long and fascinating history. "Ear Inn Virons" traces the heritage and legends of this New York City landmark; through this tale, it also chronicles the history and culture of the vibrant West Soho neighborhood. When the house was built in 1817, the district was being transformed from swamp and sandy hills into a residential neighborhood. Its first owner was James Brown, according to legend an ex-slave who fought in the Revolutionary Army. Over the decades, the house's fortunes have followed the rise and fall of the neighborhood, from middle class homes to bustling waterfront to near-abandonment. In the 1970s, the area was almost a ghost town when a group of struggling artists stumbled on the building and transformed its bar, then a seedy waterfront dive, into the Ear Inn. Now West Soho has been rediscovered by developers and high-tech firms, and the neighborhood is changing almost beyond recognition. As long as the James Brown House still stands, however, its history will not be forgotten.
Heavily illustrated with maps and period illustrations, "Ear Inn Virons" is the definitive history of the James Brown House and West Soho neighborhood. In addition to documenting the broad cultural and historical forces that molded the district, the text is peppered with colorful tales about riots, gangsters, Irish bartenders, the daily life of longshoremen and a ghost named Mickey. • Surprising and amusing history of a house built in 1817 and its vibrant downtown neighborhood • Newly researched and definitive architectural and cultural history of New York City locale • Literary excerpts • Local color and broader issues discussed, including September 11 • Many black and white and color photographs and period maps • Invaluable guide for West Soho and neigborhood exploration • 40 illustrations, many in color • 3 maps

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Summary: Reprinted by Elibron - from 1898 edition by Blackie & Son, London.

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Summary: On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on printed books, pamphlets, maps, and globes excluding advertising material in Russia face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying printed books, pamphlets, maps, and globes excluding advertising material to Russia? How important is Russia compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of printed books, pamphlets, maps, and globes excluding advertising material vary from one country of origin to another in Russia? On the supply side, Russia also exports printed books, pamphlets, maps, and globes excluding advertising material. Which countries receive the most exports from Russia? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for printed books, pamphlets, maps, and globes excluding advertising material in Russia. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for printed books, pamphlets, maps, and globes excluding advertising material for those countries serving Russia via exports, or supplying from Russia via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Russia fits into the world market for imported and exported printed books, pamphlets, maps, and globes excluding advertising material. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Russia in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the share that Russia is likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize Russia compared to other major country markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information sources for strategic planning purposes.

Summary: On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on iron and steel railway and tramway track construction material in Turkey face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying iron and steel railway and tramway track construction material to Turkey? How important is Turkey compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of iron and steel railway and tramway track construction material vary from one country of origin to another in Turkey? On the supply side, Turkey also exports iron and steel railway and tramway track construction material. Which countries receive the most exports from Turkey? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for iron and steel railway and tramway track construction material in Turkey. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for iron and steel railway and tramway track construction material for those countries serving Turkey via exports, or supplying from Turkey via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Turkey fits into the world market for imported and exported iron and steel railway and tramway track construction material. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Turkey in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the share that Turkey is likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize Turkey compared to other major country markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information sources for strategic planning purposes.

Summary: I have to be honest with you guys: I have not read this book yet (although I will soon). However, if we keep in mind that this book was written by one of the most famous British geologists of the XIX century, we will certainly find it great. It is good to mention that this was the book that Charles Darwin took with him in his famous trip around the world aboard the Beagle, around 170 years ago. After having read it, Darwin witnessed the effects of an Earthquake in South America, and confirmed the teachings of Lyell. Lyell and Darwin actually met and shared their findings on the Earth's physics. I think that rather than considering this book as a novelty in the Earth Sciences, what is most valuable are the original descriptions of the dynamic forces shaping our planet, seen from the point of view of one of the pillars of the Geology as a Science. If you like Earth Sciences, don't miss the chance of reading this jewel of the history of Geology.

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