For musicians and other readers with no technical background, outlines the science behind the production, propagation, perception, and understanding of music. The text is lively and informal, but unfo
A fundamental understanding of polymers has evolved in recent years concurrent with advances in analytical instrumentation. The theories and methodologies developed for the galacturonan biopolymers (c
This new book presents an overview of the use of oxidase and related enzymes as reagents in organic synthesis. It is largely concerned with oxidative bioconversion procedures and includes a chapter on
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United States between
"This collection belongs on the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should prove useful to scholars with related interests." -- Illinois Historical Journal
Considers the group-theoretical structure of the layer groups and their irreducible representations. Tabulates the properties of the point groups and translation groups associated with the eighty laye
Pat Conroy has created a huge, brash thunderstorm of a novel, stinging with honesty and resounding with drama. Spanning forty years, this is the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled t
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United States between
With all the dramatic readability of a novel, Prange provides a richly detailed, chronological account of the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Advertising in Army, Navy, Air Force Times, Milita
This work provides ideas on every aspect of site construction from preparation of working drawings to specifying materials and product types, with illustrations displaying the work of designers from a
This 2-way Bulgarian-English Dictionary includes Cyrillic and Roman scripts. It is Romanized for English speakers, with 8,500 total entries; easy-to-use transliteration for both languages; and a pronu
This monograph is concerned with the archaeology and history of an area which includes the territories of the Roman and Latin colonies of Minturnae, Sinuessa and Suessa Aurunca, and the famed Ager Fal
'This unique monograph provides an in-depth account of the interactions between endothelial cells and their products with vascular smooth muscle -- highlighting how endothelial-derived products influe
Provides the reader with an historical perspective on the development of materials used to toughen brittle plastics--like PVC and its copolymers--during the melt compounding process. In addition to a
Published in association with the World Wide Fund for Nature, "Wild India" is a valuable current record of the subcontinent's wild places and wilderness areas. Guy Mountfort, an authority on all aspec
With increasing frequency, systematic and evolutionary biologists have turned to the techniques of molecular biology to complement their traditional morphological and anatomical approaches to question
For most of the ninety-three years between 1851, when the California State Legislature faced the problem of what to do with criminals, until 1944, when it finally organized the state's four prisons in
Something of a companion volume to the 1988 Columbia literary history of the United States (also edited by Elliott), but with the geographic scope broadened to include chapters on Canadian, Caribbea
"Henry Rosemont raises hard questions, commonly overlooked, and does so with sensitivity, compassion, and broad understanding. The questions focus on modern China, but extend far beyond, to general pr
The first killing of a president in American history, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shook the nation to its foundations with grief and rage. With one bullet the brief period of good feeling at
This volume presents archeological studies in conjunction with cultural anthropological studies as a means to enhance popular culture studies. Scholar Malcolm K. Shuman points out that the study of ar
Pirate's Pantry: Treasured Recipes of Southwest Louisiana is a bountiful collection of family and regional recipes, with a spicy lagniappe of local historical lore that reflects the Creole and Cajun f
Born in 1878, Carl Sandburg grew with America. As a boy he played, studied, and matured in Galesburg, Illinois. Sandburg's reminiscence delivers a nostalgic view of small-town life and an invaluable p
The first volume of a three-volume introduction to modern geometry, with emphasis on applications to other areas of mathematics and theoretical physics. Topics covered include tensors and their differ
Explores the pathology and pathophysiology of the coronary artery lesions associated with unstable angina pectoris, and broadly outlines various methods of evaluating and risk-stratifying patients, an
Lyle the crocodile exeriences many changes in his life when his mother moves in with the Primm family and Mrs. Primm announces she is expecting a baby.
Productivity and American Leadership examines and analyzes the long-run productivityperformance of the United States, comparing it with that of the other industrialized nations. Itshows that the U.S.
The inauguration of Robert Maynard Hutchins as the fifth President of the University of Chicago in 1929 coincided with a drastically changed social and economic climate throughout the world. And Hutch
The Sacred Solo Books are correlated page-by-page with the Lesson Books, reinforcing each new concept presented at the lesson. Includes glorious full-color illustrations that support the religious the
Consists of two parts: the User manual and the revised Report . The User manual is directed to those who have some familiarity with computer programming, and wish to get acquainted with the langu
This book discusses the public opinion process with a focus on the role that the news media play in shaping public opinion. Although heavily influenced by the agenda-setting perspective -- the view th
In the familiar and distinguished DLB format, presents contextual career biographies and appraisals of 24 poets, all born after the death of Queen Anne in August 1714, and with publishing careers rang
Structural geologists are well aware of the fact that isotropic rocks are quite exceptional in nature. Whicheverorigin, sedimentary,metamorphicormagmatic, rocks are shaped with a plane of mineral flat
Containing the speeches made by Castro and Mandela at a 1991 rally in Matanzas, Cuba, this volume catches both men at interesting points in their political careers. Castro would shortly be coping with
Learn how to effectively plan and deliver activities for the growing number of older people with developmental disabilities. Activities With Developmentally Disabled Elderly and Older Adults is an inn
“Inside Texas: Culture, Identity and Houses, 1878–1920” is a 464 page book with 296 photos that tests and rejects the notion that Texas homes, like all things Texan, were unique and
Examines influential Japanese business families, describing the social and emotional lives of all members of the Japanese household and the conflict of tradition with the need for power, love, wealth,
