an address on the life and character of samuel adams

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaglehole, Robert / Bonita, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book, both ong>anong> introduction to public health as a discipline ong>anong>d a critique of its development over recent times, reviews epidemiological ong>anong>d demographic trends internationally. It provides ong>anong> overview of major health trends; a summary of the current state of the world's health; a review of recent estimates of the global burden of disease; ong>anong>d ong>anong> examination of the pattern of modern epidemics, the impact of disability, ong>anong>d the causes of premature death in rich ong>anong>d poor countries alike. With examples drawn from diverse geographical ong>anong>d medical areas, this text challenges cliniciong>anong>s ong>anong>d public health practitioners at all levels. The authors argue for ong>anong> inclusive vision of public health based on the application in public policy of improved epidemiological understong>anong>ding of the causes of disease.

Beloved: From God's Heart to Yours: A Daily Devotional

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arthur, Kay, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Take ong>anong> intimate daily journey through Scripture toward a life of prayer, sensitivity to God's leading, ong>anong>d obedience to His Word. Discover rich aspects of God's character ong>anong>d ong>anong>swers to the deepest questions of the heart.

Muslims - Vol 2: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rippin, ong>Anong>drew / Rippin ong>Anong>drew, PUBLISHER: Routledge, The religion of Islam is of vital concern to the modern world. In Muslims Volume 2: The Contemporary Period ong>Anong>drew Rippin examines Muslims' perception of ong>anong>d reaction to the challenges ong>anong>d chong>anong>ges occurring in contemporary life ong>anong>d questions their ability to relate the Qur'ong>anong> ong>anong>d the figure of Muhammed to 19th ong>anong>d 20th century culture. The inherited world view of Islam is compared with the emerging newly-discovered world view of the late 20th century ong>anong>d is explored in two ways, firstly by examining modern Muslim views on religious authority ong>anong>d by considering their effect on the actual lived practice of Islam. Essential reading for all scholars ong>anong>d lecturers of Islam ong>anong>d comparative religion.

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Laurence, L. W., PUBLISHER: Stong>anong>dard Publications, Destiny is not some plong>anong>ed ong>anong>d unchong>anong>geable road imposed on life. Tarot, as a system of interpretation, cong>anong> discover mong>anong>y secrets of your destiny by the way of the Major ong>anong>d Minor Arcong>anong>a. Tarot cards cong>anong> give you ong>anong> ong>anong>swer to almost ong>anong>y question ong>anong>d cong>anong> uncover solutions to the problems before you. They cong>anong> warn you of dong>anong>gers or assure you of your decisions. They are your guide on the road of life. Simply present your question ong>anong>d follow the rules of the tarot to find your ong>anong>swer. This book is the traditional guide to reading the tarot. It presents you with the meong>anong>ings of all of the cards, even their specific tricks ong>anong>d pitfalls. It will also show you exactly how to lay out the cards ong>anong>d the exact methods that are best used when divining from your Tarot deck.

The Life and Adventures of Lyle Clemens

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rechy, John, PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlong>anong>tic, From the author of the classic City of Night comes a captivating, wickedly entertaining novel in which ong>anong> irrepressible young hero is set loose in the religious-fundamentalist world of Texas, the gambling palaces of Las Vegas, ong>anong>d the enticing mythos of Los ong>Anong>geles

Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Committee on U S-Irong>anong>iong>anong> Workshop on Water Conservation Reus / Office for Central Europe ong>anong>d Eurasia Development Security a / Nati, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, In December , a group of specialists on water resources from the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong> met in Tunis, Tunisia, for ong>anong> interacademy workshop on water resources mong>anong>agement, conservation, ong>anong>d recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in , the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisiong>anong> experience in ong>addressong>ing water conservation issues was of interest to the participong>anong>ts from both the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong>. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, ong>anong>d the list of site visits.

Guide to the University of Florida and Gainesville

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCarthy, Kevin / Laurie, Murray / Hartigong>anong>, Karelisa V., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Each significong>anong>t building on campus ong>anong>d in town is pictured ong>anong>d described here, with information on its history, architecture, location, ong>anong>d present use - Gainesville boasts charming historic neighborthoods ong>anong>d a vibrong>anong>t down-town entertainment district - This book will introduce everyone to the unique places ong>anong>d character of the university ong>anong>d the Gainesville area

The Last Chapter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, A. W., PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, This book is ong>anong> optimistic message about the last days of the church ong>anong>d the second coming of Christ. While recording the visions, miracles, ong>anong>d healings that he has seen ong>anong>d witnessed, the author cong>anong>didly relates how the Spirit of God molded his life through heartaches, testings, ong>anong>d breathtaking supernatural experiences.

Technics & Civilization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mumford, Lewis, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, This is a history of the machine ong>anong>d a critical study of its effects on civilization. Mumford has drawn on every aspect of life to explain the machine ong>anong>d to trace its social results. "ong>Anong> extraordinarily wide-rong>anong>ging, sensitive, ong>anong>d provocative book about a subject upon which philosophers have so far shed but little light" (Journal of Philosophy). Index; illustrations.

Sleep Demons: An Insomniac's Memoir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Bill, PUBLISHER: Washington Square Press, Bill Hayes grew up in a family in which the question "How'd you sleep?" was as much a staple at the breakfast table as orong>anong>ge juice or coffee, a question that encouraged genuine reflection ong>anong>d a legacy of life-shaping implications. "If there's such a thing as ong>anong> insomnia gene, he tells us at the outset of this beautifully written memoir, "my father passed it on to me, along with his green eyes ong>anong>d Irish melong>anong>choly. Hayes' narrative affords ong>anong> intimate look at one mong>anong>'s singular journey through contemporary life -- from his over-caffeinated, sleep-disturbed childhood as the son of a Coca-Cola bottler to the height of his insomnia, when his partner struggles with AIDS ong>anong>d Hayes must face ong>anong> increasingly troubling ong>anong>d debilitating sleep disorder. Armed with ong>anong> infectious curiosity ong>anong>d ong>anong> obsession with the mysteries of his personal demons, he leads readers on a fascinating exploration of sleep disorders ong>anong>d contends with all mong>anong>ner of theories ong>anong>d experimentation, from the conceptions of sleep in ong>anong>cient mythology to today's state-of-the-art sleeping aids ong>anong>d clinics.

Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Compong>anong>y, Each edition of Supreme Court Watch offers narratives ong>anong>d ong>anong>alyses of legal disputes, political battles, ong>anong>d social confrontations as they unfold before the Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from the justices' objections ong>anong>d dissents on the Court's most influential cases of the recent term. Supreme Court Watch is ong>anong> ideal supplement to the author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law ong>anong>d Politics, ong>anong>d serves as ong>anong> excellent compong>anong>ion to other books ong>anong>d for courses on law, legal studies, ong>anong>d the judiciary.

Address Delivered Before the Blockley and Merion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breck, Samuel, PUBLISHER: Gale, Making of Modern Law, The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, includes over ong>anong>alytical, theoretical ong>anong>d practical works on Americong>anong> ong>anong>d British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitlong>anong>d, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ong>anong>d Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal Treatises includes casebooks, local practice mong>anong>uals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches ong>anong>d other works of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value to researchers of domestic ong>anong>d international law, government ong>anong>d politics, legal history, business ong>anong>d economics, criminology ong>anong>d much more.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as ong>anong> additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School LibraryocmPhiladelphia: L.R. Bailey, p.; 22 cm.

The World and a Very Small Place in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Donald R., PUBLISHER: M.E. Sharpe, This study looks at the effects of "global" phenomena -- trong>anong>s-Saharong>anong> trade, Europeong>anong> expong>anong>sion, the rise of ong>anong> Atlong>anong>tic plong>anong>tation complex, industrialization, imperialism, colonialism, world wars, growth of a world market, political independence ong>anong>d economic dependence -- on the way of life in Niumi, a small area at the mouth of the Gambia river in West Africa (now called The Gambia), over the last six-seven hundred years. Written in clear, accessible prose, ong>anong>d drawing on archival ong>anong>d oral traditions, the work considers global developments from a local/regional perspective.

Avengers Age of Ultron Mini Figure Thor 7 cm

Deciding to make his stay on Earth permong>anong>ent, the Asgardiong>anong> prince of thunder, Thor, has continued to adapt to life on a different world. Focusing his efforts on aiding his comrades, the mighty warrior has devoted his full attention to the Avengers. When ong>anong> unthinkable new threat faces the Earth, Thor fights to protect his second home with the focus ong>anong>d power of a lightning bolt.Crafted in heavy-weight solid metal alloy ong>anong>d hong>anong>d painted, this miniature stong>anong>ds 7 cm tall ong>anong>d features ong>anong> integral base. It portrays Thor wielding the mighty Mjolnir.Thor is a numbered, limited edition of pieces ong>anong>d comes in full color foam-lined archival box.

Praying with Clare of Assisi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Ramona, PUBLISHER: Word Among Us Press, Clare of Assisi, holding fast to the truth of the gospel, modeled her life on the humong>anong>ity of Jesus who, as she said, "was placed poor in the crib, lived poor in the world, ong>anong>d remained poor on the cross." Nobles ong>anong>d peasong>anong>ts sought her prayers, advice, ong>anong>d healing touch.

Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foltz, Richard C. / Denny, Frederick Mathewson / Baharuddin, Azizong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Islam is the religion of over one billion people ong>anong>d is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of ong>anong> Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural ong>anong>d philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order ong>anong>d reviews the ways ong>anong> Islamic world view cong>anong> be interpreted, reassessed, ong>anong>d applied to such environmental problems as pollution ong>anong>d water scarcity. Sections on social justice ong>anong>d on issues of sustainability ong>anong>d development look at the history ong>anong>d roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural ong>anong>d social resources; ong>anong>d at the interconnectedness of environmental protection ong>anong>d the alleviation of humong>anong> poverty.

Cultural Theory and Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Featherstone, Mike, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Recent years have seen a significong>anong>t reappraisal of the idea of culture within the social sciences, ong>anong>d a growing integration of theoretical concerns between the social sciences ong>anong>d the humong>anong>ities. Debates over concepts such as postmodernism ong>anong>d cultural globalization have been symptomatic of a broader interdisciplinary interest in the social context of cultural practice. In this book ong>anong> international cast of eminent theorists examines a series of key questions on the borders of the cultural ong>anong>d the social. Rong>anong>ging across a broad cong>anong>vas, the contributors focus on different elements of cultural theory ong>anong>d cultural process: discourse, lifestyle, the emotions, the intelligentsia, social movements, postmodernism. Linking the chapters is a concern with the central role of Europeong>anong> social theory in the current reappraisal of culture, ong>anong>d ong>anong> assessment of its relation to other international traditions. This book, for ong>anong> interdisciplinary readership, will serve as ong>anong> outline of key concerns in cultural theory ong>anong>d ong>anong> insight into the central insights of Theory, Culture ong>anong>d Society. The book is also published as issue 9.1 of Theory, Culture ong>anong>d Society.

Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Black Elk Desersa, Esther / DeSersa, Clifton / Desersa Jr, Aaron, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, The story ong>anong>d teachings of Nicholas Black Elk (), first recorded by John G. Neihardt in "Black Elk Speaks," have played a critical role in shaping the way in which Native Americong>anong>s ong>anong>d others view the past, present, ong>anong>d future of Native America. These conversations with the descendents of Black Elk offer ong>anong> intimate look at life on the Pine Ridge Reservation ong>anong>d fresh perspectives on the religious, economic, ong>anong>d political opportunities ong>anong>d challenges facing the Lakota people today. In addition to revealing more about Black Elk the healer, the family also provides glimpses of Black Elk as a family mong>anong>, teacher, ong>anong>d influential ong>anong>cestor.

Essential Cavafy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cavafy, C. P. / Cavafy / Keeley, Edmund, PUBLISHER: Ecco Press, Cavafy's mythical world presents us with ong>anong> image of the good life--the life of exquisite sensuality, refined tastes, ong>anong>d mixed faiths--that more often thong>anong> not carries within it the ripening prospect of its own death; yet in his work there appears to be no other life more worthy of celebration.... As ironist ong>anong>d realist, his vision is readily trong>anong>slatable into the long>anong>guage of contemporary experience; ong>anong>d the commitment to hedonism, to political skepticism, ong>anong>d to honest self-awareness... ong>anong>ticipates the prevailing aura of our times.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzong>anong>ne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with ong>anong> endless succession of small, but often brutal, wars of conquest, the moral justification for which was that the Europeong>anong> conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. ong>Anong> intrinsic part of this so-called 'civilizing mission' was the eradication of slave raiding, slave trading ong>anong>d slavery, all of which were widespread on the continent. Some of the studies in this book are on areas where there has been little research, such as the Germong>anong> colonies ong>anong>d the Algeriong>anong> Sahara. Others throw new light on questions already debated, such as emong>anong>cipation on the Gold Coast. Some focus on the impact of abolition on particular groups of slaves. Among the themes considered is the role of slaves in their own emong>anong>cipation, the short ong>anong>d long term results of abolition, the role of the League of Nations, ong>anong>d the vestiges of slavery in Africa today.

Neutrino Physics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winter, Klaus, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Thoroughly revised ong>anong>d updated, this new edition presents a comprehensive overview of modern neutrino physics. The book covers all the major areas of current interest. ong>Anong> international group of distinguished contributors discuss the intrinsic properties of neutrinos, the theory of the interaction of neutrinos with matter, experimental investigations of the weak interaction in neutrino processes, the theory ong>anong>d supporting experiment for the basic properties of the interaction of neutrinos with fermions, ong>anong>d neutrinos in astrophysics ong>anong>d cosmology. This edition presents new data on solar neutrinos ong>anong>d ong>anong> update of the results of searches for double beta decay. It also contains a new chapter on direct measurements of the neutrino mass, with high precision data from experiments at Fermilab ong>anong>d CERN, ong>anong>d at the Kamiokong>anong>de Laboratory in Japong>anong>. This is ong>anong> essential reference text for particle physicists, nuclear physicists ong>anong>d astrophysicists.

Life Class

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barker, Pat, PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton, In this superb new novel, Pat Barker returns to her most renowned subject: the devastation ong>anong>d psychic damage wrought by WWI on all levels of British society. In the spring of , a group of young students gather in ong>anong> art studio for a life-drawing class. Paul Tarrong>anong>t ong>anong>d Elinor Brooke are two components of a love triong>anong>gle, ong>anong>d at the outset of the war, they turn to each other. After volunteering for the Red Cross, Paul must confront the fact that life, love, ong>anong>d art will never be the same for him. Pat Barker is unrivaled in her ability to convey simple, moving humong>anong> truths. Her skill in relaying the harrowing experience of modern warfare is matched by the depth of insight she brings to the experience of love ong>anong>d the morality of art in a time of war. LIFE CLASS is one of her genuine masterpieces. Acquista Ora

An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Dennis / Ballard, Wayne / Ballard, Jr. H. Wayne, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, Introduction to Wisdom Literature ong>anong>d the Psalms offers a unique approach to studying this material in the classroom. This book is a collection of essays that explore themes ong>anong>d background issues intended for the student of the Old Testament. Divided into two sections on the Psalms ong>anong>d Wisdom Literature, each section offers ong>anong> in-depth essay on history of interpretation, forms of poetry, the text's relationship to the ong>anong>cient Near East, the cong>anong>onical shape of the material, the theology of the texts, ong>anong>d contemporary issues currently under scholarly investigation.

The Outpost

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Resnick, Mike, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, Award-winning writer Mike Resnick takes us back to his wild ong>anong>d wooly Inner Frontier in this tall-tale of ong>anong> adventure novel. On the plong>anong>et Henry II, orbiting the twin suns of Plong>anong>tagenet ong>anong>d Tudor, at the very edge of the great black hole at the center of the Milky Way, there is a tavern called The Outpost. Through the doors of The Outpost have come the greatest heroes, villains, ong>anong>d adventurers of the galaxy - to drink, to brag, ong>anong>d to swap tales. The Outpost is neutral territory where fighting is forbidden ong>anong>d blood enemies cong>anong> have a drink together ong>anong>d tell stories of battles past. After all bounty hunters, con men, itinerong>anong>t preachers, thieves, ong>anong>d assassins have more in common with each other thong>anong> they do with the rest of the mundong>anong>e galaxy. But their pleasong>anong>t life of recalling murder ong>anong>d mayhem is interrupted by ong>anong> alien invasion, ong>anong>d to save their way of life these rugged individualists must try to work together for a chong>anong>ge.

The Life of Vertebrates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young, John Z. / Young, J. Z. / Nixon, Marion, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Largely rewritten ong>anong>d containing mong>anong>y new illustrations, this popular text incorporates updated classifications as well as new information on mong>anong>y subjects, especially in the areas of endocrinology ong>anong>d neurology. Detailed descriptions of basic ong>anong>atomy make the book ong>anong> excellent reference for dissections of fish, frogs, birds, ong>anong>d mammals.

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