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The Roots of Texas Music

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Clayton, Lawrence / Specht, Joe W., PUBLISHER: Texas A&M University Press, "The music of Texas ong>andong> the American Southwest is as diverse ong>andong> distinctive as the many different groups who have lived in the region over the past several centuries." writes Gary Hartman in his introduction to this refreshingly different look at various genres of Texas music. The Roots of Texas Music celebrates the diverse sources of the music of the Lone Star State by gathering chapters by specialists on each of them. Editor Lawrence S. Clayton conceived this project as one that would not simply repeat the common wisdom about Texas music traditions but rather offer new perspectives. The result is a lively, captivating, ong>andong> original look at the musical traditions of one of the nation's most fertile musical seedbeds. Authorities on each subject explore music of the Texas Germans ong>andong> Czechs, black Creoles, Chicanos, ong>andong> blues ong>andong> gospel singers. The diverse genres included in this anthology also provide an introduction to the classes, cultures, races, ong>andong> ethnic groups of Texas ong>andong> highlight the ways in which the state's musical wealth has influenced the listening habits of the nation.

Silk and Dried Arrangement

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cy Decosse Inc / Home Decorating Institute, PUBLISHER: Rong>andong>om House Canada, -- 80 arrangements using floral materials of all kinds. -- Traditional, contemporary ong>andong> country decors. -- Decorative ideas for every room of the house.

Keynote for iPad

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Negrino, Tom, PUBLISHER: Peachpit Press, In this book, readers will get clear ong>andong> to-the-point instruction on how to create all kinds of presentations using the Keynote app. Readers will learn to: Install the Keynote AppWork with the document manager.Work with the media browser ong>andong> add photos ong>andong> movies from their library.Add amazing animations ong>andong> effects.Connect with a crowd by presenting to an audience right on their iPad or connect to a TV, monitor, projector, or LCD display ong>andong> present on an even bigger screen.Work with ong>andong> customize Apple-designed themes.

Retinoids in Normal Development and Teratogenesis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morriss-Kay, Gillian, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Retinoic acid is of major importance in the regulation of normal gene expression in both embryonic ong>andong> adult cells, through binding to, ong>andong> activation of, specific retinoic acid receptors in the nucleus. Other nuclear receptors may bind to different retinoids. In the embryo, tissue ong>andong> stage-specific distribution patterns of the different receptors, ong>andong> of the cytoplasmic retinoid binding proteins, provide an underlying basis for the richly varied ong>andong> changing pattern of retinoid-related developmental gene expression. This book provides an up-to-date review of recent progress in understong>andong>ing the roles of retinoids in both normal ong>andong> abnormal differentiation, morphogenesis, ong>andong> pattern formation. It integrates molecular, cellular ong>andong> embryonic approaches.

Diccionario Larousse del Espanol Moderno = A New Dictionary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries / Garcia-Pelayo Y. Gross, Ramon, PUBLISHER: Signet Book, The Larousse Dictionary of Modern Spanish includes: Over entries ong>andong> definitionsSuccinct yet complete definitions written in contemporary languageClear examples of the relationship between different parts of speech Words in general usage as well as scientific ong>andong> other specialized terminologyParticular emphasis on expressions characteristic of the peoples of Latin America

Muslims - Vol 2: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

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

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press of the Pacific, For over a century the ten-volume Dictionary of the Bible has been the definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary of the Old ong>andong> New Testaments, together with the Old Testament Apocrypha, according to the Authorized ong>andong> Revised English Versions, ong>andong> with constant reference to the original tongues.... Articles have been written on the names of all Persons ong>andong> Places, on the Antiquities ong>andong> Archaeology of the Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, ong>andong> Natural History, on Biblical Theology ong>andong> Ethic, ong>andong> even on the obsolete or archaic words occurring in the English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar ong>andong> pastor. He was founder ong>andong> editor of the Expository Times ong>andong> is also well known for editing the Encyclopaedia of Religion ong>andong> Ethics, the Dictionary of Christ ong>andong> the Gospels, ong>andong> the Dictionary of the Apostolic Church.

Ecology and Field Biology: Hands-On Field Package

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Robert L. / Smith, Thomas M., PUBLISHER: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, This book presents a comprehensive overview of all aspects of ecology, including evolution, ecosystems theory, practical applications, plants, animals, biogeochemical cycles, ong>andong> global change. This balanced approach has made "Ecology ong>andong> Field Biology," Sixth Edition"" the best-selling ecology book on the market. The field package also includes "The Ecology Action Guide," a guide that encourages readers to be environmentally responsible citizens, ong>andong> a subscription to The Ecology Place (www.ecologyplace.com), a web site ong>andong> CD-ROM that enables users to become virtual field ecologists by performing ong>experimentsong> such as estimating the number of mice on an imaginary islong>andong> or restoring prairie long>andong> in Iowa. For college instructors ong>andong> students. Acquista Ora

Drug Facts and Comparisons : Published by Facts and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Facts & Comparisons, PUBLISHER: Facts ong>andong> Comparisons, Drug Facts ong>andong> Comparisons contains up-to-date, comprehensive information on over Rx ong>andong> almost OTC items grouped by therapeutic category for ease of comparison. The annual hardbound edition features the Color Locator, a full-color section of photos of the most frequently prescribed tablets ong>andong> capsules organized by color for easy visual identification. The book answers questions about action, indications ong>andong> contraindications; warnings ong>andong> precautions; interactions between drugs; adverse reactions; administration, dosage, ong>andong> overdosage, patient information. Comparisons are provided: Of drug to drug; of different dosage forms; name brong>andong>s are compared to name brong>andong>s ong>andong> to generics. Facts ong>andong> Comparisons are also given on Centers for Disease Control biologicals ong>andong> antiparasitic drugs; IV solutions; therapeutic ong>andong> diagnostic ophthalmic preparations; diagnostic aids ong>andong> radiographic contrast media ong>andong> products, NCI investigational chemotherapeutic drugs; combination cancer chemotherapy regimens.

New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kalantzis, Mary / Cope, Bill, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In this, the era of the 'knowledge society', more is expected of education than ever before, yet disappointment in education seems pervasive. New Learning analyses the state of education today ong>andong> presents an exciting vision of what schools could be like. It addresses the fundamental questions: what kinds of workers, citizens ong>andong> individuals will our future need, ong>andong> how can schools refashion themselves ong>andong> become more relevant? The focus is on learners ong>andong> their learning - the extraordinary diversity of their backgrounds ong>andong> interests, ong>andong> the dynamics of educational environments which can engage all to fully maximise the effectiveness of learning. This book by internationally renowned experts is an imaginative, future-oriented exploration of contemporary education. The supplementary web site NewLearningOnline.com includes extracts from books ong>andong> interviews, case studies, keyword definitions ong>andong> additional learning material.

Acts of Naming: The Family Plot in Fiction

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ragussis, Michael, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Michael Ragussis re-reads the novelistic tradition by arguing the acts of naming--bestowing, revealing, or earning a name; taking away, hiding, or prohibiting a name; slong>andong>ering, or protecting ong>andong> serving it--lie at the center of fictional plots from the 18th century to the present. Against the background of philosophic approaches to naming, Acts of Naming reveals the ways in which systems of naming are used to appropriate characters in novels as diverse as Clarissa, Fanny Hill, Oliver Twist, Pierre, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Remembrance of Things Past, ong>andong> Lolita, ong>andong> identifies unnaming ong>andong> renaming as the locus of power in the family's plot to control the child, ong>andong> more particularly, to rape the daughter. His analysis also treats additional works by Cooper, Bronte, Hawthorne, Eliot, Twain, Conrad, ong>andong> Faulkner, extending the concept of the naming plot to reimagine the traditions of the novel, comparing American ong>andong> British plots, female ong>andong> male plots, inheritance ong>andong> seduction plots, ong>andong> so on. Acts of Naming ends with a theoretical exploration of the "magical" power of naming in different eras ong>andong> in different, even competing, forms of discourse.

Ellinger's Modern Banking Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellinger, E. P. / Lomnicka, E. / Hare, C., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Ellinger's Modern Banking Law sets banking law against the background of general legal doctrines ong>andong> banking regulation, discussing its operation in the context of its wider economic function. The book examines the different types of banks ong>andong> banking organizations operating in the United Kingdom, also making use of American, Canadian, New Zealong>andong> ong>andong> Australian examples. It provides analysis of the banker ong>andong> customer relationship, explaining the different types of accounts available, the duties ong>andong> the liabilities of banks, ong>andong> the latest processes used in the clearance of checks, plastic money ong>andong> electronic money transfers. Issues relating to overdrafts, bank loans, credit agreements, ong>andong> securities for bankers' advances are covered. This is a significant book for undergraduates ong>andong> postgraduates alike, as well as practitioners, providing comprehensive ong>andong> up-to-date coverage. Online Resource Center Weblinks ong>andong> twice-yearly updates will be available on an Online Resource Center accompanying the book.

Mechanisms of Surface and Microstructure Evolution in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sanchez Jr, John / Amar, J. G. / Gilmer, G. H., PUBLISHER: Materials Research Society, A wide variety of materials systems ong>andong> deposition strategies have been developed to produce epitaxial ong>andong> polycrystalline thin films. In particular, controlling the morphology ong>andong> microstructure of metal films at the nanometer ong>andong>/or micron scale has become crucial for applications such as giant magneto-resistive devices, contacts ong>andong> diffusion barriers in integrated circuits ong>andong> photovoltaics, ong>andong> multilayer X-ray mirrors. This volume focuses on the interactions between different mechanisms of microstructure evolution ong>andong> film-growth conditions. Two sections of the volume, including a joint effort with Symposium R, "Morphology ong>andong> Dynamics of Crystal Surfaces in Molecular ong>andong> Colloid Systems, highlight the fundamental mechanisms of epitaxial growth.

The Elections in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, 29

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Observer Group, PUBLISHER: Commonwealth Secretariat, This title is the part of an on-going series of Election Reports. They record the ong>observationsong>, conclusions ong>andong> recommendations of Commonwealth Observer Groups. The Secretary-General constitutes these observer missions at the request of governments ong>andong> with the agreement of all significant political parties. At the end of a mission, a report is submitted to the Secretary-General, who makes it available to the government of the country in question, the political parties concerned ong>andong> to all Commonwealth governments. The report eventually becomes a public document.

Authorizing Petrarch

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, William John, PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, Kennedy chronicles the process of Petrarch's canonization from the interpretive commentaries found in rare fifteenth- ong>andong> sixteenth-century editions of Rime sparse through the imitative poetry of early modern writers in Italy, France, ong>andong> Englong>andong>. The commentaries--each employing a different Petrarch to promote a different ideological paradigm--take a wide range of approaches to important contemporaneous issues relating to politics, class, religion, love, ong>andong> gender relationships.

Preaching in Medieval England: An Introduction to Sermon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Owst, G. R. / G. R., Owst, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, First published in , G. R. Owst's Preaching in Medieval Englong>andong> has remained a seminal work on the topic of English sermons of the period . In studying a largely neglected but important aspect of the medieval religious experience, the author adds considerably to our understong>andong>ing of the pre-Reformation church. The book is in three parts - the preachers, the circumstances of the preaching ong>andong> reception, ong>andong> the sermons themselves. In the first section Owst discusses the different classes of preacher, the secular clergy, monks ong>andong> particularly the wong>andong>ering friars, famous for their preaching. In the second part he studies the experience of sermons, how, where ong>andong> when they were delivered, ong>andong> to whom. The examination of the sermons covers not only their content ong>andong> language, but also the surviving manuals on preaching ong>andong> eloquence, ong>andong> advice to preachers. This wide ranging ong>andong> scholarly book remains a crucial work on medieval preaching. Acquista Ora

Mammals in the seas; volume ii,

. mammals in the seas; volume ii, pinniped species summaries ong>andong> report on sirenians food ong>andong> agriculture organization of the united nations editore: food ong>andong> agriculture organization of the united nations, rome () hard cover. condizione libro: very good +. being the annex b appendixes vi ong>andong> vii of the report of the fao advisory committee on marine resouces research working party on marine mammals, with the cooperation of the un environmental programme. fao fisheries series no. 5, vol ii. 152 pages in fine condition. blue cloth cover in good condition, dj in good condition euro 45 zoologia 12

A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt: Documents in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thorner, Thomas / Frohn-Nielson, Thor, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, This new edition of Broadview's two volume anthology of documents in Canadian history, A Few Acres of Snow ong>andong> A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt, presents many new documentary sources on Canadian history, combined with the most compelling passages from the first edition, Included are documents that focus on the history of Canada's various regions; on social, cultural, political ong>andong> intellectual history; ong>andong> on the experiences of women, Native peoples, immigrants ong>andong> labour.

Journal Beginning Notes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Running Press, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, Carry these colorful ong>andong> convenient notebooks everywhere to record your keen ong>observationsong> ong>andong> cleverest thoughts on pages distinguished by colorful illustrations ong>andong> witty quotes.

The Names of Plants

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gledhill, David / Gledhill, D., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book provides both a hong>andong>y reference to the scientific names of plants ong>andong> a clearly written account of the ways in which the naming of plants has changed with time ong>andong> why these changes were necessary. It deals with the problems of using common names for plants against the historical background of our increasing discrimination of kinds of plants. It then goes on to consider long>andong>marks in the stong>andong>ardization of both common ong>andong> 'scientific' names ong>andong> the development of internationally agreed principles governing the format ong>andong> use of names in botany, sylviculture, agriculture ong>andong> horticulture. From the alphabetical list the reader may interpret the scientific names of plants from any part of the world. For this second edition a number of changes ong>andong> corrections in both parts have been made. The author has attempted to keep the first part acceptable to the amateur gardener by resisting a temptation to make it a definite guide to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Others have done this already ong>andong> with great clarity. Revision has allowed the inclusion of a brief comment on both synonymous ong>andong> illegitimate botanical names ong>andong> reference to recent attempts to accommodate the various traits ong>andong> interests in the naming ong>andong> names of cultivated plants.

World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored & Explained

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bowker, John, PUBLISHER: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), Taking a refreshing new approach toward understong>andong>ing different faiths, World Religions looks at the beliefs ong>andong> practices of many different religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism ong>andong> Islam. Explained through detailed annotation of sacred texts, religious artifacts, paintings, ong>andong> architecture, this book will engage the whole family.

The Absence of Gray: A Book of Poetry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Daniels, Amy, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, The thought behind the book THE ABSENCE OF GRAY is to dissuade the concepts of gray or of uncertainty. The poems persuade you to think a different way or expound on ideas that you already believe to be true. This poetry represents feelings of happiness, sadness, peace, rage, unrest, ong>andong> victory. I hope the journey through this book is one of benefit ong>andong> consciousness.

Getting Started Knitting Socks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Budd, Ann, PUBLISHER: Interweave Press, From cast-on stitches to binding off, this hong>andong>book details the simple steps needed to turn seemingly complicated sock knitting projects into easy ong>andong> enjoyable activities. Helpful photographs ong>andong> instructional drawings ensure that even inexperienced knitters will be able to produce high-quality socks ong>andong> hong>andong>le more complicated techniques, such as the Kitchener stitch at the toe. Using instructions for five different sizes--from child through adult large--at five different gauges, knitters can produce styles ranging from delicate dress socks to thick ong>andong> furry slipper socks. More adventurous knitters can add variety ong>andong> flair by following one of 16 unique designs or trying one of the dozens of rib, cable, ong>andong> lace patterns provided. With plenty of tips ong>andong> a hong>andong>y stitch dictionary, this guide unleashes the creativity ong>andong> fun of sock knitting.

Avalon Hill Board Game Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd

The creak of footsteps on the stairs, the smell of something foul ong>andong> dead, the feel of something crawling down your back ? this ong>andong> more can be found this award-winning ong>andong> highly acclaimed game of strategy ong>andong> horror.- Players: 3-6- Recommended age: 12 years ong>andong> up- Playing time: 60 min - English language edition

Cultural Theory and Cultural Change

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

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