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From the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, this volume reports on a study of the Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the S
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Take refuge, settle down to a few drinks of rum and rain, and soon you'll be raucously entertained with these 16 stories of madness and mayhem, of life afloat and ashore in the Caribbean.Meet colorful
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n commemoration of our 125th Anniversary, we are proud to present the Collector's Edition Replica of the original first edition of the Machinery's Handbook, published in January, 1914. It's the perfe
This volume contains a collection of papers from 10 symposia, related to materials processing and properties, held at the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9-1
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This report overviews the challenges and constraints young people around the world encounter during their transition to adulthood, and assesses the progress made by governments, youth, and other stake
The Shaolin Grandmasters' Text is a one-of-a-kind volume discussing the history, philosophy and Gung Fu of Shaolin Ch'an, one of the most misunderstood schools of Ch'an Buddhism.
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All the basics you need to play 115 jazz favorites! Features melody, lyrics and chords for: All of Me * Basin Street Blues * Cheek to Cheek * For All We Know * I'll Take Romance * Let's Fall in Love
This readers' companion provides background information on 12 novels that are commonly studied in high schools and colleges. Coverage includes a number of classic works, plus several less-well-known c
This is the first volume of Occasional Papers on Samuel H. Kress Collection and is published in memory of Mario Modestini who died in Jan 06. The book marks the tenth anniversary of the advanced train
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Builds on early reading skills to help children master the reading and writing of phrases that combine similar-sounding consonant and vowel combinations in a volume that offers tracing and pronunciati
