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With the publication of The Splendid Wayfaring in 1920, John G. Neihardt sought to restore the reputation of a mountain man who went far in opening up the American West. The exciting narrative begins
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A compilation of clinical, pathological, and experimental data pertinent to the enigmatic and pernicious problem of sudden, unexplainable death in people with epilepsy. Information on the subject is b
This book covers the more basic aspects of carbonate minerals and their interaction with aqueous solutions; modern marine carbonate formation and sediments; carbonate diagenesis (early marine, meteori
Devoted to the theoretical aspects of organic photochemistry, with detailed analysis of the electronic nature of the elementary photochemical reaction steps. Presented here is much information otherwi
This book is written from a sense of D.H. Lawrence's continuing importance not only within English culture but as a part of European Modernism, with its heightened awareness of the problems of form an
Geomedicine deals with the influence of ordinary environmental factors on the geographical distribution of health problems in man and animals. Contributors from medicine, geology, soil science, and ch
An accomplished poet and classical scholar, Barbara Hughes Fowler brings Hellenistic poetry to life for the contemporary reader. Her selections engage us with the full range of Hellenistic poetic genr
Tribune of the People was first published in 1990.The Minnesota legislature enjoys a national reputation for confronting difficult state problems and devising innovative ways of dealing with them. In
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With Biomechanics: Motion, Flow, Stress, and Growth, the premier bioengineering scientist Y.C. Fung concludes a discussion first introduced in his seminal work, Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of
The controversy has to do with the characterization of the strata of the UK, specifically the debate between geologists Sir Roderick Murchison (1792-1871) and James Nicol (1810-1879) concerning the in
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Practical Sampling provides guidance for researchers dealing with the everyday problems of sampling. Using the practical design approach Henry integrates sampling into the overall research design and
This is one of the first books to deal in a broader manner with all important elements described as main group non metals. It is especially useful for graduate students and researchers who need a conc
Demonstrating a poet’s imaginative ear and a critic’s range of concern, John Hollander here writes about the "melodious guile" with which poetry speaks to us. Through analysis of formal and rhetorical
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
Display PostScript is a new programming, screen management, and graphic object description language from Adobe Systems Incorporated. Holzgang provides programmers of all levels with complete and detai
The Res Gestae and Fragmenta by Caesar Augustus best exemplify the "pure" Latin of the Classical period. the sentences are clear and concise, with examples of almost every common phrase of L
“This collection has two stated purposes: to serve as a ‘readings’ book for a college-level business ethics course and for business professionals with an interest in ethical decision-making. The work
This guide to contemporary French vocabulary offers a complete word list, with a full range of formal and informal language encountered in French-speaking countries today, as well as many technical, s
What makes a good, committed teacher, one who comes up with new teaching strategies, ideas and programmes that improve the way children learn? This volume considers this question and such issues as mi
AIDS will be with us for the rest of our lives. Living with AIDS confronts this long-term challenge, through a series of powerful and thought-provoking essays that seek a more realistic public-health
Places cerebral palsy among other nonprogressive development disabilities. Emphasizes preventing the abnormal motor skills traditionally associated with the disease by the early identification and cor
Japanese: The Spoken Language has been written by Eleanor Harz Jorden, with collaboration by Mari Noda, to replace her widely used Beginning Japanese in introductory and intermediate courses. Extensiv
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Section I deals with problems presented by several Sanskrit works, namely the lower limit of the date of the original Harivamsa, Kalapriyanatha mentioned in Bhavabhuti's plays the identification of th
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Ellen Tebbits has a secret that she'll never share with anyone. That is, until she meets Austine—and discovers that Austine has the same secret! Soon the girls are best friends who do everything toget
As one of the most central social and political theorists, Marx's thought has endured to become part of the fabric of modern conscience. These volumes provide students of politics and economics with i
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This volume finds Thomas Jefferson grappling with problems arising from the radicalization of the French Revolution in Europe and the polarization of domestic politics in the United States. The overth
