Titles starting with O from Gulls Nest Books

F.A. Davis, 2010. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. CD-ROM included. Benson (obstetrics and gynecology, Northwestern U.) provides a study guide for the clerkship rotation and shelf exam on obstetrics and gynecology for medical students and residents. Chapters are written in an outline format and contain a mix of private practice and academic medicine, as well as evidence-based medicine on core topics such as the menstrual cycle, menopause, breast disease, fetal complications, and newborns. The book is linked... more information

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McGraw-Hill, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. CD-ROM included. This book/CD-ROM prepares database professionals who are already certified as Oracle Certified Professionals for the Oracle 1Z0-053 Exam on administration. Each chapter covers major aspects and objectives of the exam, with an emphasis on 'why' as well as 'how to,' and notes potential exam pitfalls. Chapter exercises, real-world scenarios, two- minute drills, chapter reviews, and self-tests are also included. The CD-ROM cont... more information

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Kogan Page, 2003. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development represents the hard core of the world's richest economies, and also possesses one of the world's most extensive economic, financial, social, and environmental databases. Research economists, but also government and industry leaders, draw on statistics from that database to portray the performance and prospects of the leading economies and, to comment on different policy challenges around the... more information

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OECD, 2003. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Reviewing the Netherlands' progress in environmental performance since the previous OECD Environmental Performance Review of 1995, this report evaluates progress with respect to the objectives of the 2001 OECD Environmental Strategy for the First Decade of the 21st Century, in areas of environmental management, sustainable development, and international commitments. There is no subject index. (©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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OECD, 2003. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This review of Poland's environmental performance examines results in light of domestic objectives and international commitments. Sections of the report look at environmental management, sustainable development, and international cooperation. Recommendations are given in each area. There is no subject index. (©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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OECD, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Prepared by the OECD Working Party on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship, this report seeks to provide public administrators with a strengthened conceptual framework for evaluating small and medium enterprise (SME) and entrepreneurship polices and programs at national and local levels. It explains the importance of having an evaluation culture, provides examples of good micro-evaluation practice at national and sub-national levels, reviews ke... more information

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OECD, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This glossary of statistical terms is essential for anyone who must review, assess or glean data from OECD reports or other sets of international statistical guidelines. Over 6700 definitions for statistical terms are provided, with most entries containing sources for the definition, usage contexts and French equivalents. Information is also provided for references, statistical themes, glossary output segments, dates when the definition was added to the glossary ... more information

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OECD, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Requested by Chilean authorities, this report from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development's Committee for Agriculture examines the support Chile provides to its agricultural sector and the effectiveness of current policies in achieving goals. Noting that support is low compared to other OECD countries, it suggests how policy effectiveness can be improved. There is no index. The full text of the book is available online. (©2008 Book Ne... more information

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OECD, 2003. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Published annually, this report provides detailed data of international trade in services between residents and non-residents of the 30 OECD member countries broken down by type of service according to the extended balance of payments services (EBOPS) classification. Arranged alphabetically by country, the tables list data in U.S. dollars for 1992 through 2001. The text pages are arranged in a two-column format with English on the left and French on the right. No... more information

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OECD, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Jointly produced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat), this volume assembles balance of payments data on transactions of services between residents of reporting countries and non-residents. Types of services are presented according to the classification of the Balance of Payments Manual of the International Monetary Fund, fifth edition. Data is presented according to... more information

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OECD, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The study takes its place in a series on development in specific metropolitan regions around the world, presented in a consistent format for easy comprehension and comparison. It looks at Cape Town as an emerging growth pole in South Africa, at measures to make it a competitive and inclusive city-region, and at metropolitan governance. No index is provided. (©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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OECD, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This report (directed by the head of the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development's Division of Regional Policies for Sustainable Development) is based on the idea that competitive cities will have to shift from the managerial mode of policy making, concentrating on managing spatial needs by land-use control and infrastructure provision to the "new urban entrepreneurialism," which focuses on creating new industry and jobs by attractin... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This volume presents 14 research papers reviewing aspects of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the behavior of oil prices, and liquid natural gas. Topics include the relationship of crude oil price to financial and other petroleum markets, the dynamic behavior of oil price volatility, higher world energy prices and its impact on an importer small open economy, a generalized cartel model of OPEC pricing and its limitation... more information

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Nomos, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This volume is a collection of reports on the activities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization with 56 member states ranging from North America, Europe, Asia, and the South Caucasus. It is mandated to support democratic institutions, the rule of law, and to monitor human rights. The included reports cover a variety of topics, including: the Georgia-South Ossetia conflict,... more information

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Churchill Livingstone, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Rymer (Kings College) and Ahmed (Medway Maritime Hospital) supply 80 practice stations with questions typical of objective structural clinical examinations (OSCEs) on obstetrics, gynecology, contraception, neonatal medicine, and sexually transmitted diseases. Color photographs and correct answers are provided. The second edition adds 70 extended matching questions (EMQs) and 60 best of five questions (BOFs). (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland,... more information

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Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2006. New. Loose-leaf Pages in a Ring Binder. Occupational Health and Safety Association regulations are organized into practical training modules in this guide. Introductory material describes the training process in detail, including information on training the trainer and team building. Subsequent chapters contain training materials for back safety, fall protection, electrical safety, hazard communication, scaffolds, and demolition safety, among other topics. The materials are a ... more information

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T&T Clark, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Jenson (Cambridge U.) says that the three minor prophets, and their three short books, present more difficulties and unanswered questions than most readers suspect. Some of his sections are the same for all three: date, the message, an outline analysis, and commentary. However, distinct topics highlight differences between the books, among them Obadiah among the prophets, the genre of Jonah, and Micah and his time. T&T Clark is an imprint of Continuu... more information

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Greenwood Press, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. For general readers, Wolin (surgery, Washington U. School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center, and Institute for Public Health) and Petrelli, an independent science writer who has master's degrees in epidemiology and nutrition, tell the story of obesity from its origins to the present, describing its causes; definition; risks for diseases like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, sleep difficulties, and quality of life issues; preventio... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The 10 chapters in this volume address varied topics relating to obesity and cancer: whether obesity is a risk for lymphoma; obesity and salivary gland tumors, gastrointestinal cancer, and breast cancer; insulin-like growth factor and pediatric cancer cells; and the use of double-balloon intestinal endoscopy after gastric bypass surgery to investigate for gastric cancer. Others focus on one topic or the other, including chapters on a specific g... more information

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Pruett Pub. Co., 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This collection features 42 obituaries about regular people who lived Colorado. Sheeler aims for the stories to teach people about living life and for readers to learn from the lives of those who died. The stories were previously published by Sheeler in the Rocky Mountain News, Denver Post, and Boulder Planet. Sheeler began writing obituaries in 1996 and works as a general assignment reporter for the Rocky Mountain News. (©2007 Book News, Inc., Po... more information

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