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The Art of Nature Photography: Perfect Your Pictures

The Art of Nature Photography: Perfect Your Pictures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Benvie, Niall, PUBLISHER: Amphoto Books, This definitive, up-to-ong>theong>-minute book on ong>theong> popular field ong>ofong> nature photography instructs ong>theong> reader in ong>theong> techniques needed to create stunning images based on ong>theong> very latest camera and computer innovations.

Multiple Classifier Systems: 7th International Workshop, MCS

Multiple Classifier Systems: 7th International Workshop, MCS

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haindl, Michal / Kittler, Josef / Roli, Fabio, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes ong>theong> refereed ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> 7th Interong>nationalong> Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems, MCS , held in Prague, Czech Republic in May . ong>Theong> 49 revised full papers presented togeong>theong>r with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 80 initial submissions. ong>Theong> papers are organized in topical sections on kernel-based fusion, applications, boosting, cluster and graph ensembles, feature subspace ensembles, multiple classifier system ong>theong>ory, intramodal and multimodal fusion ong>ofong> biometric experts, majority voting, and ensemble learning.

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Proceedings and Debates of the Virginia State Convention of

Proceedings and Debates of the Virginia State Convention of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Virginia Constitutional Convention, PUBLISHER: General Books LLC, NA

NFPA Pocket Guide to Fire Alarm Installation

NFPA Pocket Guide to Fire Alarm Installation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bunker, Merton W. / Roux, Richard J., PUBLISHER: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, This brand-new edition provides all ong>theong> information you need to design, install, or maintain fire alarm systems. NFPA's Pocket Guide to Fire Alarm System Installation, Second Edition is updated to reflect ong>theong> provisions ong>ofong> ong>theong> edition ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72) and ong>theong> edition ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Electrical Code (NFPA 70). It has been reorganized to follow ong>theong> order ong>ofong> topics presented within ong>theong> NFAC, and includes updated requirements for power supplies, survivability, and spacing ong>ofong> detectors and notification appliances.

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Stains on My Name-C

Stains on My Name-C

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Brackette F. / Brackette F. Williams / Williams, PUBLISHER: Duke University Press, Burdened with a heritage ong>ofong> both Spanish and British colonization and imperialism, Guyana is today caught between its colonial past, its efforts to achieve ong>theong> consciousness ong>ofong> nationhood, and ong>theong> need ong>ofong> its diverse subgroups to maintain ong>theong>ir own identity. "Stains on My Name, War in My Veins" chronicles ong>theong> complex struggles ong>ofong> ong>theong> citizens ong>ofong> Guyana to form a unified ong>nationalong> culture against ong>theong> pulls ong>ofong> ethnic, religious, and class identities. Drawing on oral histories and a close study ong>ofong> daily life in rural Guyana, Brackette E. Williams examines how and why individuals and groups in ong>theong>ir quest for recognition as a "nation" reproduce ethnic chauvinism, racial stereotyping, and religious bigotry. By placing her ethnographic study in a broader historical context, ong>theong> author develops a ong>theong>oretical understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> relations among various dimensions ong>ofong> personal identity in ong>theong> process ong>ofong> nation building.

Praying with Clare of Assisi

Praying with Clare of Assisi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Ramona, PUBLISHER: Word Among Us Press, Clare ong>ofong> Assisi, holding fast to ong>theong> truth ong>ofong> ong>theong> gospel, modeled her life on ong>theong> humanity ong>ofong> Jesus who, as she said, "was placed poor in ong>theong> crib, lived poor in ong>theong> world, and remained poor on ong>theong> cross." Nobles and peasants sought her prayers, advice, and healing touch.

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Defense and the Environment: Effective Scientific

Defense and the Environment: Effective Scientific

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mahutova, Katarina / Barish, John J. / Kreizenbeck, Ronald A., PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>Theong> rate ong>ofong> adoption and ong>theong> quality ong>ofong> Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at military facilities requires support and leadership from ong>theong> highest levels ong>ofong> management, adequate resources to both develop and implement EMS, and an acknowledgement by ong>theong> military commanders that personnel involved in EMS are an integral, important part ong>ofong> facilities and operations management. Future success will depend on ong>theong> responsiveness and robustness ong>ofong> ong>theong> initial systems as well as ong>theong>ir enthusiastic acceptance by facility and operations managers. ong>Theong> unifying, universal ong>theong>me ong>ofong> this book is ong>theong> effective communication ong>ofong> scientific results in a rapidly changing environment. Specific environmental issues related to operations at military facilities include encroachment on training ranges, implementation ong>ofong> effective EMS, pollution prevention in ong>theong> military sector, and public participation, especially as this relates to ong>theong> unique requirements ong>ofong> ong>nationalong> security.

Masters at Work The Tenth Anniversary Collection

Masters at Work The Tenth Anniversary Collection

MASTERS AT WORK ong>THEong> ong>TENTHong> ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (2CD BOX) + OUR TIME IS COMING Part.One cd) Part. Two cd) CD perfetti senza un segno di usura, vendo a 60? esclusa spedizione.

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Pathogenesis and Clinical Practice in Gastroenterology

Pathogenesis and Clinical Practice in Gastroenterology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ferkolj, I. / Galle, P. R. / Gangl, A., PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>Theong> translation ong>ofong> new molecular understanding ong>ofong> disease into clinical practice in gastroenterology is a special challenge. ong>Theong> Falk Symposium No. 160, entitled a Pathogenesis and Clinical Practice in Gastroenterologya (TM), held June in PortoroA3/4, Slovenia, provided a stimulating framework to bridge discussions from bench to bedside. ong>Theong> ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> symposium are contained in this book, and ong>theong> unifying ong>theong>me is ong>theong> growing understanding ong>ofong> inflammation as a driving force in chronic disease leading to disability and malignancy. Aspects ong>ofong> early detection - endoscopically or via molecular markers - are covered as well as in-depth discussions ong>ofong> ong>theong> validation ong>ofong> new findings in clinical practice. Whilst on a molecular basis gastroenterologists and hepatologists try to shed light on ong>theong> same intracellular pathways, clinical implications such as surveillance ong>ofong> cancer in IBD or chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis have to be tailored to specific needs. New ong>theong>rapeutic agents - approved or on ong>theong> horizon ong>ofong> early clinical studies - will dramatically change ong>theong> options ong>ofong> patients with chronic disease such as Crohna (TM)s disease, viral hepatitis or hepatocellular carcinoma.

Alaska

Alaska

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Robert S. / Melford, Michael, PUBLISHER: ong>Nationalong> Geographic Society, Active travelers trust ong>Nationalong> Geographic to deliver what ong>theong>y want in a guidebook: expert advice, insider tips, and ong>theong> cultural feel ong>ofong> each destination not easily found online. ong>Theong>se guides are pitch-perfect for today's experiential travel enthusiasts who want an auong>theong>ntic, enriching immersion. Alaska, ong>Theong> Last Frontier, is a land ong>ofong> breathtaking natural scenery and a rich cultural heritage. From Denali and Glacier Bay ong>Nationalong> Parks to ong>theong> outpost ong>ofong> Ketchikan to arctic Barrow to ong>theong> spectacular Dalton Highway, expert travel writer and Alaska authority Bob Devine is a deft guide to all ong>theong> best spots, and lesser-known ones as well. ong>Theong> book's seven chapters cover ong>theong> Souong>theong>ast's Inside Passage, Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula, ong>theong> Southwest, Prince William Sound and Wrangell-St. Elias ong>Nationalong> Park, Denali ong>Nationalong> Park and environs, and ong>theong> Bush. Special features include in-depth spreads on native arts, bear watching, ong>theong> birders ong>ofong> Attu Island, sled dog touring, sea kayaking instruction, gold panning, and ong>nationalong> park field seminars; as well as specially mapped driving and walking tours, among ong>theong>m a spectacular drive around Kodiak Island. As in all "ong>Nationalong> Geographic Travelers," vivid photographs capture Alaska's beauty, and detailed maps ensure you won't get lost. A robust Travelwise section provides all ong>theong> essentials on getting to an

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National Geographic Simply Beautiful Photographs

National Geographic Simply Beautiful Photographs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Griffiths, Annie / Belt, Annie Griffiths, PUBLISHER: Focal Point, Just as its title indicates, "ong>Nationalong> Geographic Simply Beautiful Photographs" plumbs ong>theong> depth ong>ofong> ong>Nationalong> Geographic's renowned Image Collection to highlight ong>theong> loveliest and most appealing photographs from this impressive archive. ong>Theong> result is an experience ong>ofong> visual delight, wheong>theong>r from stunning landscapes, magnificent wildlife, fascinating people, or quaint locales. Award-winning ong>Nationalong> Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths Belt has chosen remarkable images from all ong>ofong> ong>theong> Society's core mission areas: exploration, wildlife, cultures, science, nature. Each chapter showcases a specific aspect ong>ofong> what creates beauty in a photograph, wheong>theong>r light or color, or motion, and illuminates that quality in a splash ong>ofong> large-format images --most ong>ofong> which readers will be able to purchase as prints. Musings on visual beauty from scholars and poets enhance ong>theong> experience, making this gorgeous collection a pleasure to look at again and again.

Welfare Reform and Abstinence Education: An Issue Brief

Welfare Reform and Abstinence Education: An Issue Brief

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Castro, Wendy / Mayden, Bronwyn, PUBLISHER: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League ong>ofong> America), Designed to assist state and local policymakers and service providers to develop effective policies and practices, Welfare Reform and Abstinence Education provides objective information on ong>theong> background ong>ofong> ong>theong> abstinence-only education issue and highlights some ong>ofong> ong>theong> facts, research findings, and key issues in ong>theong> ong>nationalong> debate over this provision.

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National Geographic Countries of the World: Ireland

National Geographic Countries of the World: Ireland

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anna McQuinn, PUBLISHER: ong>Nationalong> Geographic Society, NA Acquista Ora

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anong>theong>m Press, This volume is a collection ong>ofong> essays on an alternative understanding ong>ofong> Marxism, anchored in ong>theong> ideas ong>ofong> humanism, democracy and pluralism. ong>Theong> essays question ong>theong> stereotyped, positivist notion ong>ofong> Marxism as practised by ong>theong> exponents ong>ofong> ong>ofong>ficial Marxism. ong>Theong>y highlight ong>theong> legacy ong>ofong> ong>theong> suppressed voices in ong>theong> Marxist tradition, and provide new insights in ong>theong> reading ong>ofong> Marxism in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong> essays provide a new reading ong>ofong> Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov and ong>theong> Frankfurt School; review ong>theong> phenomenon ong>ofong> Perestroika; explore ong>theong> new historiography on Comintern; and examine ong>theong> relation between Marxism and postmodernism. Acquista Ora

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Buried Treasure: Roots & Tubers

Buried Treasure: Roots & Tubers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hughes, Meredith Sayles / Hughes, E. Thomas / Hughes, Tom, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, *Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles ong>ofong> high quality and appeal." This lively science series serves up a cornucopia ong>ofong> information on a variety ong>ofong> edible plants. Explore topics ranging from where ong>theong> plants originated; how ong>theong>y were first cultivated; how ong>theong>y're currently grown, processed, and sold; to how ong>theong>y're eaten around ong>theong> world and what ong>theong>ir scientific applications are. Each book includes cross-sectional diagrams ong>ofong> ong>theong> focus plants, literary quotes, nutritional information, sidebars, recipes, and activities. Supports ong>theong> ong>nationalong> science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; and Life Science as outlined by ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Science Teachers Association.

Canada and the Reagan Challenge: Crisis and Adjustment,

Canada and the Reagan Challenge: Crisis and Adjustment,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clarkson, Stephen, PUBLISHER: James Lorimer & Company,, "Canada and Reagan Challenge," first published in , has gained wide acclaim for its analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> crisis ong>ofong> - when Ottawa and Washington went head-to-head over ong>theong> economic ong>nationalong>ism ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Energy Program and ong>theong> Foreign Investment Review Agency. Stephen Clarkson's study demonstrated that ong>theong> crisis extended to a great many fronts, including defence, ong>theong> environment and ong>theong> survival ong>ofong> Canadian culture. ong>Theong> September election brought to Ottawa a new Conservative government, one that seemed determined to embrace Ronald Reagan's view ong>ofong> ong>theong> world. ong>Theong> Conservatives soon came on side with Washington on ong>theong> "Stars Wars" debate. As for foreign investment, ong>theong> Tories declared Canada "open for business." With many challenges for ong>theong> bilateral relationship on ong>theong> horizon - furong>theong>r protectionist threats, free trade negotiations, ong>theong> modernization ong>ofong> NORAD, ong>theong> acid rain crisis, and American withdrawal from interong>nationalong> institutions such as UNESCO - Stephen Clarkson asks wheong>theong>r ong>theong> Conservatives' "super relations" with ong>theong> United States will result in ong>theong> sacrifice ong>ofong> Canadian interests.

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Avenging Angels

Avenging Angels

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brandt, Lyle, PUBLISHER: Berkley, ong>Theong> so-called homestead killers have been cutting a bloody swath across Oklahoma Territory, leaving behind a trail ong>ofong> corpses, slaughtering whole families on isolated farms and stealing ong>theong>ir livestock. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Slade has been given ong>theong> job ong>ofong> bringing back ong>theong> butchers -- alive. Slade follows ong>theong> trail ong>ofong> bloodshed to ong>theong> town ong>ofong> Paradise, where ong>theong> citizens are up in arms, suspecting ong>theong> Cherokees on a local reservation ong>ofong> committing ong>theong> savagery.

The Declaration of Something Mysterious

The Declaration of Something Mysterious

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, On ong>theong> hillsides and seashores ong>ofong> Galilee, Jesus proclaimed a message that people had never heard before. It was bold, challenging and ong>ofong>ten mysterious. In this third ong>ofong> four studies on ong>theong> book ong>ofong> Luke, you'll discover anew ong>theong> promises and commands for ong>theong> kingdom living-straight from ong>theong> Master, for yesterday and for always.

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The Tears of Hispaniola: Haitian and Dominican Diaspora

The Tears of Hispaniola: Haitian and Dominican Diaspora

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Suarez, Lucia M., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> Florida, "ong>Theong> first book on ong>theong> market that considers ong>theong> experience ong>ofong> Haitians and Dominicans in ong>theong> United States in one single effort ong>ofong> analysis and does so through ong>theong> cultural venue ong>ofong> literary texts produced by writers from ong>theong> two communities."--Silvio To

Returning to the Source: Talks on Zen

Returning to the Source: Talks on Zen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rajneesh, Osho / Osho, PUBLISHER: Element Books, Breathtakingly penetrating commentaries on Zen stories by one ong>ofong> ong>theong> great spiritual teachers ong>ofong> ong>theong> 20th century.

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Communicating Meaning: The Evolution and Development of

Communicating Meaning: The Evolution and Development of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Velichkovsky, Boris M. / Rumbaugh, Duane M., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, Dealing specifically with ong>theong> origins and development ong>ofong> human language, this book is based on a selection ong>ofong> materials from a recent interong>nationalong> ong>conferenceong> held at ong>theong> Center ong>ofong> Interdisciplinary Research at ong>theong> University ong>ofong> Bielefeld in Germany. ong>Theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> volume is that it testifies to paradigmatic changes currently in progress. ong>Theong> changes are from ong>theong> typical emphasis on ong>theong> syntactic properties ong>ofong> language and cognition to an analysis ong>ofong> biological and cultural factors which make ong>theong>se formal properties possible. ong>Theong> chapters provide in-depth coverage ong>ofong> such topics as new ong>theong>oretical foundations for cognitive research, phylogenetic prerequisites and ontogenesis ong>ofong> language, and environmental and cultural forces ong>ofong> development. Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> arguments and lines ong>ofong> research are relatively well-known; oong>theong>rs deal with completely new interdisciplinary approaches. As a result, some ong>ofong> ong>theong> authors' conclusions are in part, raong>theong>r counterintuitive, such as ong>theong> hypoong>theong>sis that language as a system ong>ofong> formal symbolic transformations may be in fact a very late phenomenon located in ong>theong> sphere ong>ofong> socio-cultural and not biological development. While highly debatable, this and oong>theong>r hypoong>theong>ses ong>ofong> ong>theong> book may well define research questions for ong>theong> future.

Yes, We Have Bananas!: Fruits from Shrubs and Vines

Yes, We Have Bananas!: Fruits from Shrubs and Vines

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hughes, Meredith Sayles / Erste, John, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, *Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles ong>ofong> high quality and appeal." This lively science series serves up a cornucopia ong>ofong> information on a variety ong>ofong> edible plants. Explore topics ranging from where ong>theong> plants originated; how ong>theong>y were first cultivated; how ong>theong>y're currently grown, processed, and sold; to how ong>theong>y're eaten around ong>theong> world and what ong>theong>ir scientific applications are. Each book includes cross-sectional diagrams ong>ofong> ong>theong> focus plants, literary quotes, nutritional information, sidebars, recipes, and activities. Supports ong>theong> ong>nationalong> science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; and Life Science as outlined by ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Science Teachers Association.

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The Stone War

The Stone War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robins, Madeleine E., PUBLISHER: Tor Books, John Tietjen loves New York City like life itself. But while hes out ong>ofong> town at a ong>conferenceong>, confused reports come out ong>ofong> ong>theong> city. Millions ong>ofong> refugees are streaming out, each bearing contradictory tales ong>ofong> fire, earthquake, explosions, collapse. Making his perilous way back, he gaong>theong>rs a few survivors and establishes a shelter. But ong>theong> full nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> catastrophe is still unclear.

Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Freud, Sigmund, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents ong>theong> most important 20th-century criticism on major works from ong>Theong> Odyssey through modern literature -- ong>Theong> critical essays reflect a variety ong>ofong> schools ong>ofong> criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology ong>ofong> ong>theong> author's life, and an index

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Politics in Wired Nations

Politics in Wired Nations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pool, Ithiel De Sola / De Sola Pool, Ithiel / Eong>theong>redge, Lloyd S., PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, Politics in Wired Nations presents Pool's pioneering work on ong>theong> social and political impact ong>ofong> communication systems. Included are ong>theong> first studies ong>ofong> trends in a global information society, and ong>ofong> social networks and ong>theong> "small world" phenomenon that creates new relationships and routes ong>ofong> informal influence and political power, both domestic and interong>nationalong>. Pool describes a nonviolent revolution in freedom and political control as ong>theong> world changes from ong>theong> era ong>ofong> one-way mass communications -- targeted to ong>nationalong> audiences -- to a new era ong>ofong> abundant, high-capacity, low-cost, interactive, and user-controlled communications on a global scale. He discusses policy choices for freedom, ong>theong> battlegrounds ahead, and ong>theong> risks ong>ofong> government involvement in ong>theong> regulation ong>ofong> new telecommunication technologies.

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