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For centuries the hunting of the whale was what defined the Makah, a Native American tribe in Neah Bay, but when commercial whaling drove the gray whale to near extinction in the 1920s, the Makah volu
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Quantum chromodynamics, or QCD, is the fundamental theory of the strong interactions, which bind protons and neutrons inside the nucleus. An outgrowth of Smilga's lectures for graduate students in hig
When Paula Wunderlich receives a letter from absent husband Bruce asking for a divorce, she and daughter Hope travel to Wunderland Dude Ranch in the Texas hill country in an effort to restore the fami
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Intended as a supplementary text for an advanced undergraduate course, this series of problems requires the application of several well-known theorems for their solution. The second half of the book
Building a marriage is a lifelong endeavor for both men and women. Most marriage books cover the three C's--communication, compromise, and consideration -- but fail to address many issues critical to
In a rousing follow-up to the critically acclaimed A Close Run Thing, Captain Matthew Hervey makes the hazardous sea voyage to India for what the Duke of Wellington has called “deuced tricky work.”As
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Message from a dead girl... It's too late to call back. Jenny will never speak to Liza again. But it seems that even from beyond the grave, Liza is begging her sister for help.... They say it's a se
It was 1978, and there had been no resident timber wolves in Wisconsin for twenty years. Still, packs were active in neighboring Minnesota, and there was the occasional rumor from Wisconsin’s northwes
Acclaimed for such Academy Award—winning screenplays as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and such thrillers as Marathon Man, not to mention the bestselling classic The Princess Bride, William Goldma
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Times are tough for the antique dealers working on Worth Row. This is not to say, however, that it is by any means quiet on the Row, a place where bathtubs double as lawn furniture and adultery, bribe
From the author of the highly successful Maybe You Know My Kid comes a desperately needed follow-up–the first comprehensive guide for dealing with the unique challenges of raising an adolescent with A
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Blending Eastern practices, such as breathing, meditation, and energy work, with modern knowledge about physiology, Barefoot Doctor’s Handbook for Modern Lovers prescribes dozens of techniques, rangin
