an address on the life and character of samuel adams

Neutrino Physics

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

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

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An Introduction to Wisdom Literature and the Psalms

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

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.

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The Life of Vertebrates

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.

A Bird of Passage: The Story of My Life

A Bird of Passage: The Story of My Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Long>anong>g, Otto, PUBLISHER: SkyHouse Publishers, This legendary skier gives a firsthong>anong>d account of his colorful life ong>anong>d his impact on the world of skiing. One of the well-known "ski pioneers", Long>anong>g directed the famed Sun Valley Ski School. He is also famous for his film direction ong>anong>d photography.

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A Moth to the Flame: The Life of the Sufi Poet Rumi

A Moth to the Flame: The Life of the Sufi Poet Rumi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zweig, Connie, PUBLISHER: Rowmong>anong> & Littlefield Publishers, In A Moth to the Flame, the first novel about the life of the Sufi Poet Rumi, based on original sources in both Farsi ong>anong>d English, we discover the key moments that shaped his genius. Although this story happened a long time ago, during ong>anong>other time of war between Islam ong>anong>d the West, this tale of ong>anong> individual life fully lived is the tale of every life. In the tradition of Siddhartha or The Last Temptation of Christ, his story is the mythic story of the humong>anong> soul. We watch his faith tested, ong>anong>d we witness his meeting with the beloved which overturned his world ong>anong>d led, eventually, to his union with God. For centuries Rumi has remained alive in the hearts of millions around the world. His story, as told in this novel, burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.

The American Cowboy

The American Cowboy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Will, PUBLISHER: Mountain Press Publishing Compong>anong>y, "The Americong>anong> Cowboy spong>anong>s three generations of cowboys in the Americong>anong> West, from the young trail boss of the very first cattle drive from Texas north to the railroads, to his grong>anong>dson, born after the open rong>anong>ge had been fenced in. Discover the dong>anong>ger ong>anong>d thrill of life on the frontier as the history of the cowboy unfolds through the expong>anong>sion of the cattle business, the growth of the railroads, ong>anong>d the coming of the farmer. Will James brings to life the spirit of the Americong>anong> cowboy that will never die.

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Evolutionary Politics

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, This synthesis of research into the behavior of humong>anong>s ong>anong>d other social ong>anong>imals rong>anong>ges horizontally from a congruence of the perspectives of the life sciences, social sciences, ong>anong>d physical sciences ong>anong>d longitudinally from that of the most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing the last 12 thousong>anong>d years. From a political science perspective, these essays focus on both individual ong>anong>d small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary theory, biosocial ong>anong>d psychobiological theory, ethology ong>anong>d primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in ong>anong>imal behavior, neurobiology, humong>anong> development, ong>anong>d the philosophy of both life ong>anong>d social sciences. Introducing ong>anong>d concluding the book are essays that discuss the implications of biology ong>anong>d the life sciences for the study of political science. The others center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study of humong>anong> behavior as ong>anong>imal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary theory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, ong>anong>d ontogenetic); ong>anong>d the evolution of humong>anong> thinking.

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servong>anong>t Publications, In this fourth title in the series of contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough offers a popular explong>anong>ation of the meong>anong>ing of the Trinity, ?the fundamental doctrine of the Catholic faith, ? ong>anong>d its relation to the body of Christiong>anong> revelation. He presents a synthesis of the Catholic faith: the triune life of God; the Person of the Father, the Son ong>anong>d the Holy Spirit; creation; the Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments ong>anong>d sacramentals; love; life with God here ong>anong>d hereafter. McDonough relies on the theology of Saints John ong>anong>d Paul, the teachings of the Fathers of the church, ong>anong>d the spiritual writings of Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity, a contemporary of Saint Th?r?se of Lisieux. He sees the mystery of the Trinity as a secret?the Secret of Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes the pattern for true Christiong>anong> living.

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Raffel, Burton / Isaacs, Neil D. / Webster, Brenda, PUBLISHER: Signet Classics, The epic poem of honor ong>anong>d bravery Written by ong>anong> ong>anong>onymous fourteenth-century poet, "Sir Gawain ong>anong>d the Green Knight" is recognized as ong>anong> equal to Chauceras masterworks ong>anong>d to the great Old English poems, "Beowulf" included. A green-skinned knight offers the Knights of the Round Table a simple but deadly challengeaa challenge taken on by the brave Sir Gawain. A challenge that will force him to choose between his honor ong>anong>d his life...

Faith & Freedom: The Scots-Irish in the United States

Faith & Freedom: The Scots-Irish in the United States

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, Billy, PUBLISHER: Ambassador-Emerald International, Absorbing stories of a race of people who created the civilization in the Americong>anong> wilderness ong>anong>d helped lay the solid foundations for the greatest nation on earth. The Scots-Irish Presbyteriong>anong>s settled in the Americong>anong> frontier during with the 18th century were a unique breed of people with ong>anong> independent spirit which boldly challenged the arbitrary powers of monarchs ong>anong>d established the church. Faith ong>anong>d Freedom were the consuming watch-words of the Scots-Irish Presbyteriong>anong>s who settled on the Americong>anong> frontier in the 18th century. The noble high minded ideals of one of the most influential ethnic strains in Americong>anong> life became the cornerstone of the United States ong>anong>d was indelibly enshrined in its libertariong>anong> all-inclusive constitution.

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Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

Islam and War: A Study in Comparative Ethics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelsay, John, PUBLISHER: Westminster John Knox Press, This book explores questions regarding the justice of war ong>anong>d ong>addressong>es the lack of comparative perspectives on the ethics of war, particularly with respect to Islam. John Kelsay begins with the war in the Persiong>anong> Gulf, focusing on the role of Islamic symbols in the rhetoric of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He provides ong>anong> overview of the Islamic tradition in regards to war ong>anong>d peace, ong>anong>d then focuses on the notion of religion as a just cause for war.

Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This exciting young adult set brings the latest scientific advong>anong>ces right from the laboratory to the library. It makes information about science ong>anong>d technology readily available to young people in basic terms they cong>anong> understong>anong>d. Highlights include: -- The history of the particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, ong>anong>d pioneers -- A description of a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts ong>anong>d terms -- Applications to everyday life -- A discussion of the future of the science or technology, including both the advong>anong>tages ong>anong>d the potential negative effect on humong>anong> life ong>anong>d the environment.

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Portrait of a Nation: Men and Women Who Have Shaped America

Portrait of a Nation: Men and Women Who Have Shaped America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Merrell, PUBLISHER: Merrell, This compact ong>anong>d illuminating volume brings together the faces of Americong>anong>s who have made a profound mark on the history of the United States, from the nation's earliest days to the present. Selected from America's national museum of portraiture ong>anong>d biography, these influential figures include men ong>anong>d women from all walks of life, from political leaders ong>anong>d reformers to artists, athletes ong>anong>d superstars. Engaging commentaries about each person describe his or her contribution to Americong>anong> life ong>anong>d culture. With subjects as diverse as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Benjamin Frong>anong>klin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Louis Armstrong, Eleong>anong>or Roosevelt, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe ong>anong>d John Steinbeck, this book offers a composite -- ong>anong>d compelling -- portrait of the Americong>anong> nation.

Samuel Livermore: Address Before the Grafton and Cooes Bar

Samuel Livermore: Address Before the Grafton and Cooes Bar

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Corning, Charles R., 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 LibraryocmConcord, N.H.: Republicong>anong> Press Association, p.; 22 cm.

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Bacterial Responses to PH - No. 221

Bacterial Responses to PH - No. 221

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chadwick, Derek / Cardew, Gail / Gardew, Gail, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Microbial responses to acidic ong>anong>d alkaline pH are importong>anong>t in mong>anong>y areas of bacteriology. For example, the mechong>anong>isms of resistong>anong>ce to acidic pH are importong>anong>t in the understong>anong>ding of the passage of humong>anong> pathogens through the acid of the stomach; ong>anong>d ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of microbial degradation of alkaline industrial waste is importong>anong>t for the environment. Bringing together contributions from ong>anong> international ong>anong>d interdisciplinary group of experts working on the mong>anong>y aspects of bacterial cellular responses to pH, this stimulating volume draws together new ong>anong>d innovative work in this area. It delineates both similarities ong>anong>d differences between mechong>anong>isms of tolerong>anong>ce ong>anong>d response, providing readers with ong>anong> invaluable resource on the subject.

The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History

The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwong>anong>tes, Carlos A., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Carlos Arnaldo Schwong>anong>tes has revised ong>anong>d expong>anong>ded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive ong>anong>d balong>anong>ced history of the region. This edition contains significong>anong>t additional material on early mining in the Pacific Northwest, sea routes to Oregon in the early discovery ong>anong>d contact period, the environment of the region, the impact of the Klondike gold rush, ong>anong>d politics since . Recent environmental controversies, such as endong>anong>gered salmon runs ong>anong>d the spotted owl dispute, have been ong>addressong>ed, as has the effect of the Cold War on the region's economy. The author has also expong>anong>ded discussion of the roles of women ong>anong>d minorities ong>anong>d updated statistical information. Carlos Arnaldo Schwong>anong>tes is a professor in the Department of History, ong>anong>d director of the Institute for Pacific Northwest Study, at the University of Idaho. He is the author of a number of books, including "Hard Traveling: A Portrait of Work Life in the New Northwest" (Nebraska ).

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The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice

The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: May, Charles E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The short story is one of the most difficult types of prose to write ong>anong>d one of the most pleasurable to read. From Boccaccio's Decameron to The Collected Stories of Reynolds Price, Charles May gives us ong>anong> understong>anong>ding of the history ong>anong>d structure of this demong>anong>ding form of fiction. Beginning with a general history of the genre, he moves on to focus on the nineteenth-century when the modern short story begong>anong> to come into focus. From there he moves on to later nineteenth-century realism ong>anong>d early twentieth-century formalism ong>anong>d finally to the modern renaissong>anong>ce of the form that shows no signs of abating. A chronology of significong>anong>t events, works ong>anong>d figures from the genre's history, notes ong>anong>d references ong>anong>d ong>anong> extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.

Regional Politics: America in a Post-City Age

Regional Politics: America in a Post-City Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Savitch, H. V. / Vogel, Ronald K., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Bringing together the thoughts of outstong>anong>ding contributors, Regional Politics presents a comparative study on the emerging regional nature of local ong>anong>d urbong>anong> politics. Recent studies tend to focus on the politics ong>anong>d power of internal cities or on suburbong>anong> areas that have gained incredible strength in the past decade. However, this importong>anong>t volume explores how politics work in the extended metropolis or "functional city"--which includes ong>anong>d surrounds the urbong>anong> core ong>anong>d whose economy, society, ong>anong>d politics are integrally joined. Contributors center on detailed case studies of 10 cities with a look at the development of regional patterns, ong>anong> ong>anong>alysis of the impact regionalism has on urbong>anong> politics, ong>anong>d ong>anong> outline for ong>anong> overall approach. The comprehensive ong>anong>d state-of-the-art expertise presented in this volume makes Regional Politics ideal for plong>anong>ners, policymakers, academics, researchers, ong>anong>d students in the areas of urbong>anong> politics, state ong>anong>d local government, ong>anong>d public policy.

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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (an African American

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (an African American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Washington, Booker T., PUBLISHER: Wilder Publications, Up from Slavery is one of the most influential biographies ever written. On one level it is the life story of Booker T. Washington ong>anong>d his rise from slavery to accomplished educator ong>anong>d activist. On ong>anong>other level it the story of how ong>anong> entire race strove to better itself. Washington makes it clear just how far race relations in America have come, ong>anong>d to some extent, just how much further they have to go. Written with wit ong>anong>d clarity. Acquista Ora

Wittgenstein: The Way Out of the Fly-Bottle

Wittgenstein: The Way Out of the Fly-Bottle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schroeder, Severin, PUBLISHER: Polity Press, This is a lucid ong>anong>d highly readable account of Wittgenstein's philosophy, set against the background of his extraordinary life ong>anong>d character. Woven together with a biographical narrative, this book is ideal for students seeking a clear ong>anong>d concise introduction to the work of this seminal 20th century philosopher.

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The Science of Genetics

The Science of Genetics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Atherly, Along>anong> / Girton, Jack R. / McDonald, John F., PUBLISHER: Thomson Brooks/Cole, This first-edition text clearly presents the fundamental principles of genetics, with ong>anong> emphasis on the problem-solving skills crucial to understong>anong>ding the complexity of genetics. Intended for undergraduate students in the biological sciences, it is designed to ground students in the basics of genetics, yet also enable them to explore more advong>anong>ced ong>anong>d specialized subjects. Although the text does not presume ong>anong> advong>anong>ced knowledge of biology ong>anong>d chemistry, it does contain numerous examples of how the study of modern genetics rests upon these basic life sciences.

Self-Same Songs: Autobiographical Performances and

Self-Same Songs: Autobiographical Performances and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, Roger J., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, "Self-Same Songs" constitutes a major contribution to the growing literary study of autobiography. Using a rong>anong>ge of authors, including Homer, Edward Gibbon, Benjamin Frong>anong>klin, Somerset Maugham, Frong>anong>z Kafka, ong>anong>d Eugene Delacroix, Roger J. Porter offers a broad-based examination of the autobiography ong>anong>d the varied techniques used by its practitioners over time. In a style that is both graceful ong>anong>d erudite, Porter focuses on the diverse motivations ong>anong>d rhetorical functions that the act of self-writing serves for particular writers. He reflects on the texts not only as ong>anong> exploration of self-identity but also as the writers' attempts to modify the life in the act of writing about it. Then, stepping out of his critical role, Porter ends each chapter with ong>anong> autobiographical discussion of his professional ong>anong>d personal engagement with the autobiographer under discussion, creating ong>anong> intriguing ong>anong>d absorbing literary autobiography within the critical text.

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Urban Life in Transition

Urban Life in Transition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickvong>anong>ce, C. G. / Gottdiener, Mark, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Urbong>anong> Life in Trong>anong>sition examines the relationships between economic, political, ong>anong>d sociological effects of urbong>anong> life suggesting that political, cultural ong>anong>d social chong>anong>ges in city affairs do not occur as a direct result of economic restructuring. ong>Addressong>ing a gap in the literature which neglects complex issues of urbong>anong> life ong>anong>d governong>anong>ce, this book treats urbong>anong> crime, drugs, racism ong>anong>d demographic patterns as topics on their own as well as their impact on local govenment from the mayorality to the neighbourhood level.

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