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 Neutering: Webster's Timeline History, 387 BC - 2007 $28.95 Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Neutering," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Neutering in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Neutering when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Neutering, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.  Net Neutrality or Net Neutering: Should Broadband Internet Services Be Regulated $119.00 The first and only book to focus on the issue at hand, this volume is a compilation of six relevant articles totaling 225 pages of work. The style and format remains strictly academic throughout each paper. The writing gets fairly dense in the areas of economics and technology, but not as complex as some treatments of the subject. While a certain amount of knowledge in economics and network technology is necessary to comprehend many of the arguments, I believe this book is accessible to anyone with a desire to become informed on the issue. One of the articles, along with some material in others, is not original to this publication. The articles are tied together by minimal additional content: a foreword from the editors, a brief paragraph on each author, and a very useful index. In addressing what they call "perhaps the most important issue now facing the Federal Communications Commission," editors Thomas M. Lenard and Randolph J. May position themselves conclusively in the camp opposing any type of net neutrality mandate. The selection of essays reflects their position. Four of them argue against Net Neutrality mandates, one argues in favor, and one offers articulate criticism of both sides, making the unpopular conclusion that no existing analyses can claim to know the right decision. It suggests that if uncertainty is high enough, the best decision might be to diversify through asymmetric regulation. The arguments in this book against net neutrality are more developed than the ones for it, especially those dealing in economics. Therefore the scales tip in favor of the editor's position. However, given their stated position and that of the Progress and Freedom Foundation, I found this book to be quite even-handed and very informative of both sides of the debate.  The Apocalyptic Vision and the Neutering of Adventism $10.99 Probably the most timely book for Seventh-Day Adventists in print. Thought provoking and clear presentation of our end-time beliefs and why they matter. |
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