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Discusses the difference between whales and dolphins and provides information on their anatomy, habitats, life cycle, communications, and other characteristics
The Vietnam war is over, and Grandfather and young Nam dream that the new dikes will restore the wetlands, bringing home the beautiful cranes that once filled the winter sky. But other villagers think
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This supplement to "Building Problem Solvers" contains the Common Lisp code examples referenced throughout the text. The code is available on disk and can also be downloaded via ftp.
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Throughout a twenty-five-year career marked by numerous awards and successful competition entries, the Canadian architect Richard Henriquez has brought a poetic sensibility to the creation of architec
Filled with wisdom and inspiration to help you become a better school leader, this book shows you how to transform your school into a Learning Organization. It clarifies and expands the first nine dom
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In this volume, Colin Grant argues that the awkwardness of salvation for recent theology is a symptom and source of ambiguity about God. Erosion by secularization, displacement by alternative "religio
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A haunting and peculiar travelogue, Deeds of the Utmost Kindness employs forms as diverse as haiku and prose poetry in settings that range from Japan to the rural Ozarks to contemporary Moscow. The co
Features parallel German and English texts of eight short stories that range in style from the classical method of Ernst Penzoldt to the montage technique of Alexander Kluge
This book provides a practical, straightforward approach to planning, analysing and implementing marketing strategies. With nearly 80% of the future marketing graduates going to work in small business
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A book used for the "Home and Family Studies" course at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. LDS friendly, it offers checklists, analyses, inventories, ledgers, tips, charts, steps, techniques, Q&As, and m
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Published annually since 1989, The Other Hong Kong Report is a review of the various aspects of development in Hong Kong in the past year by scholars and experts, who are not government officials, and
This is a book for all who still have faith that there is a way to discover and develop themselves without having to go against what their common sense tells them is natural. It is also for people who
In a mosaic of articles, poems and interviews, Women in Brazil paints an evocative picture of life for women in Brazil's shanty towns and peasant villages.The book reveals the appalling conditions fac
An upsurge of women's activism across Latin America has provoked vigorous discussions about feminism, machismo and the whole process of social change.Companeras brings together activists from thirteen
In her second collection of verse Elizabeth Seydel Morgan establishes herself as a poet of fierce honesty and originality. The Governor of Desire examines the world through the lens of our emotions, a
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Tired of taking care of her "different" brother, Eddie Lee, Christy and her friend set out for the pond to search for frogs, but Eddie follows them and soon threatens to spoil their day, in a sensitiv
