New Releases by Ian Smith

Discusses the history, equipment, and basic techniques of surfing, as well as safety issues and surfing etiquette.

The availability of the intravenous anaesthetic proposal has opened the doors to the widespread use of total intravenous anaesthesia, one of the newest departures in anaesthesia. This is a straightforward, accessible introduction to the basic concepts provides definitions, historical perspectives, basic principles, and an overview of the drugs, their interactions, and the equipment used.

The thrills and excitement of cross-country racing, downhill racing, and extreme mountain biking are shown in action-packed, full-color photos. Tricks demonstrated include drop-offs, the bunny hop, getting air, and drifts and skids.

Closing a deal, whether buying or selling, is a difficult and demanding goal to achieve in any economic environment. You should be aware that the odds are stacked against you. But with the right advice you can turn them in your favour. This Report gives you expert advice that you can apply to your deals.

Ian Smith, former president of Rhodesia, spares few of his opponents as heives a forthright account of one of Africa''s most controversial politicalareers.;Smith details his boyhood in Southern Rhodesia, his enlistment intohe Royal Air Force and his active service during World War II. After the war,e joined the United Federal Party and initiated moves with various Britishovernments under Macmillian and Douglas-Home. This resulted in thenilateral Declaration of Independence, and then Britain led the world indopting sanctions against Rhodesia.;He also tells how the Britishovernment''s poor handling of the Rhodesian situation led to unrest in therea which Henry Kissinger tried unsuccessfully to quell. Eventually theirst majority elections were held, the results of which Margaret Thatcherefused to recognise, leading to the Marxist-orientated rule of Presidentugabe.;This autobiography deals with many political events that have beenonveniently glossed over. It presents a fascinating portrait of one of the0th century''s most distinguished political figures.

Ian Smith''s Techniques for Successful Management Buy-Outs identifies the various stages of management buy-outs, highlighting commercial calls to be made, stating benchmarks where appropriate and offering practical guidance on preparing for a management buy-out, sourcing funders and pricing MBOs, negotiating legal agreements and additional considerations for public sector deals.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third European Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning, EWCBR-96, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in November 1996. Case-based reasoning is an appealing technique for dealing with the knowledge acquisition bottleneck in computer applications; solutions to new problems are found by adapting similar experience from the past, called cases. The 38 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from a broad variety of submissions after a thorough refereeing process. The volume refleats the state of the art in case-based reasoning research and applications.

A Methodist Minster suggests that man should turn to nature to renew his Christian commitment.